WRC rally is talking big ahead of Sardinia

Sardinia is considered one of the most thicker rallies on the World Rally Championship Calendar, and is often a significant phase as the edge of the title race towards the half -way mark.

Heading in rally, Toyota Elephin Evans Standing continues to lead, although their advantage has been cut in 30 points on team partner Kalale Rowanpera, in the third with part -time driver Sebastian Ogier. However, everyone’s eyes will be on Hyundai, it will begin by 2025 to ignite its season and start Toyota’s 100% win.

The main thing here is talking that they are going to Sardinia.

Can Hyundai awaken his sardinia magic again?

The pressure is well and actually to end its winner start for the season in an event on Hyundai where it has been defeated only twice since 2016.

In Portugal last month, the era of last month gave very important momentum for Hyundai Oat Tanak The 2019 World Champion was dominated by the program for only one power steering issue to deny a possible victory.

Hyundai’s impressive history in Sardinia, Tanak, together with World Champion Thierry neurville And Adrian Formox Behind the leading Toyots of Evans, the Rowanpera and Ogier have presented Hyundai with a strong case for victory. Its two major drivers Neurville and Tanak have also won three wins in the event.

“I hope (we can win one). Let’s see. The past has a positive figure of good results, but also causing some pressure for us. There is also a bad figure of our championship starting, which is also causing some additional pressure to give here, so clearly the pressure is on the US,” said the Principal of Hyundai team Siril Abytabol.

“At this stage it is always going to be a marginal between the winner and the loser in the motorsport. We expect to be in the first category, but let’s see. We need to be extremely humble about the rigor of the championship star and such a rally.”

While the neurville, Tanak and Formox are desperate to stand on the top stage of the podium, Trio fully knows that this is a rally where the play can strike at any time.

“Hope (we can win). You never know what can happen on a rally, but we are going to find out,” said Neurville, who has moved into a set-up similar to Tanak in search of mimicking the latter speed in Portugal.

This year’s version adds a pile of unknown new stages another curlball, while Tanak is eager to indicate that the surface of the gravel is “separate” for the Portugal. Formox also highlighted the danger of loose rocks that are difficult to get out and can eliminate winning dialects in the heartbeat.

“The surface is completely different and the stage features are different. The rally is very difficult to predict the rally.”

While the Formox said: “This is probably the most difficult sardinia that I have seen in my career. The phase is quite narrow on Friday and Sunday and there are rocks on the roadside. Some new stages are interesting. It is interesting to have a good position so we need to customize it. If I am quite good then I should lead the rally on Friday evening.”

Road conditions will interrupt Toyota’s challenge

There is no doubt that Toyota will have to face a difficult task to maintain its 100% winning beginning in the season in the Sardinia virtue of the championship till date.

Capturing the top three positions in the championship means that Evans, Rowanpera, which is not a fan of Sardinia, and Portugal winners Ogier face the worst position on Friday, where road cleaning has a huge impact. Although toyota is Takmoto katsususa And Sami Pajari Playing the order, which may stand to benefit from the condition of the cleaner road.

Championship leaders Evans are already expecting a “difficult ride”, but hopefully some of his changes in GR Yaris will help to counter the twist in the struggles struggled in Portugal.

Evans said, “This is quite specific sardinia, there are sections that are some types and there are such sections that are good, but will be clean as usual, so nothing is really new. It is always bad here.”

“Some bits have been done (for the car) and let’s see how it plays. We have certainly played with some things and gamble to help make the car a little better.

“We know that we are for a tough ride on Friday, but we still have to give it the best and assess it from there.”

However, the eight -time world champion Ogier has proved that it is possible to win in Sardinia in advance in 2021 in 2021 and knows that in the final stages, there can be anything after losing the previous year version from 0.2S.

“I have a loving relationship with this rally. It will not end until it ends, which is often at the rally,” said Ogier. “We know that we face a big challenge as a team with three cars, which will make it difficult for us, but I will have at least two cars in front of me, so I will make the best lines in front of me.

“We are facing a tough challenge, but I always start with a positive attitude and think that it is possible. Confidence is good and expectations are still more.”

How much heat will be a factor?

Sardinia is famous for its incredibly high environment temperature and the thermometers will once again arise later this week.

The forecasts suggest that the temperature during the rally will reach the peak of 32 degrees, which is lower than in recent years, but it will not have any less punishment on the crew. The temperature of the cabin is expected to reach a 70 -degree mark, although drivers and teams will get relief from the afternoon services on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, contrary to the most recent round in Portugal.

However, high temperatures will still offer to struggle with challenging circumstances.

“It will be hot and it’s not going to be pleasant in the car,” said Tanak.

Evans said: “It’s going to be warmly hot, but fortunately there are no super long stages.”

Rallies are among the summer temperatures, such as Sardinia, are among the reasons, of which Toyota replaced its black color scheme with a silver, which reflects some heat away from its GR Yaris entries.

Can M-Sport suspension upgrade take it closer to the pack?

The M-Sport will launch a revised suspension package in its Ford Puma rally 1 cars as it seems to close the rivals Toyota and Hyundai’s gap.

All the four puma rally piloted by Josh McRelane, new specifications for 1 cars have been fitted, Gregor MunterMartins sesks and Tide seridis,

Dampers are an area that can develop throughout the season without the need to deploy one of their limited home -ology clowns, usually deployed to re -design more important components on cars in search of more performance and reliability.

The team’s principal Richard Milner said, “Obviously, we are trying to find a set up that works to try and make them feel more and work better.”

“Surely we and Hyundai are still trying to understand how the tire works, and Toyota is probably a little ahead of us. We need to see what really happens in the rally, as long as it gives them a little confidence (it’s good).”

The package has already received positive response from the crew.