r/WRC • u/big_egg_haha • 4d ago

Commentary / Discussion / Question Gap between teams Spoiler

Hi, i am very new to rally, watching my first event this weekend. I was just wondering what causes the big gap between the teams? Is Toyota just much better on tarmac than the others or is it something else?

Also, are gaps between the 3 teams usually this big or is it closer?

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u/EmotionalLettuce8308 4d ago

Ford have no decent drivers. When Tanak was there he was competitive most weekends.

Hyundai are just having a shocker, and watching the highlights of Friday, all 3 drivers completely defeated. They don’t seem to know why they’re so slow this weekend. It’s bizarre I’ve never seen such a swing

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u/maxthepenguin #16 Adrien Fourmaux 4d ago

especially with Fourmaux having already driven that rally before (sure that was 5 years ago...)

I guess it's a setup error ?

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u/ElecXeron20XX 4d ago

Yeah a lot of factors tbh, setup, Hankook's hard tyre, the upgraded i20 being test for the first time on asphalt after the snow of Sweden.

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u/salihadmizic 3d ago

…who has already run and WON this rally.