WRC: 2014 pre-season

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    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzayPOXFsDg]Monte Carlo 2014 Test - Fiesta WRC - Elfyn Evans - Asphalt and Ice - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    Robert Kubica has confirmed that fellow Pole Maciej Szczepaniak will act as his co-driver for his first full season in the World Rally Championship.

    The new pair worked together for the first time at last weekend’s Jannerally in Austria, and got off to a good start, winning the event by 19.9 seconds.

    Szczepaniak, 40, is Poland’s most experienced WRC co-driver and began his career in 1999 with a four-year stint alongside Tomasz Kuchar. Since 2007 his WRC outings have been with Michael Kosciuszko.

    The pair will test their Lotos-supported M-Sport Ford Fiesta RS WRC car this week in France before making their WRC debut together at Rallye Monte-Carlo.

    Kubica’s former co-driver Maciek Baran retired late last year, after the pair won the WRC 2 championship. Michele Ferrara was drafted in for Wales Rally GB, but after a crash prone performance Kubica admitted the change to Italian pace notes didn’t work out.
     
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    Holy crap!

    I'd love to drive one of these cars for fun on a closed road but this is the kind of commitment to pace notes and co-driver I would NEVER be able to pull off.

    (night time on-board with Kubica from last weekend)

    [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ePy2zfTVwc#t=62"]ERC Jännerrallye / Janner Rally 2014 - Kubica SS18 onboard - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    Man what a stage! :arf:
     
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    That was #&%+?#^ great!! With the lighting problems he had, wow!

    He has some major attachments!
     
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    M-Sport already "stunned" by Kubica (racer.com)
     
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    Seems like Robert is bringing his F1 commitment to his rally program. :Thumbsup:
     
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    Apparently the Monte rally organizers are already predicting wintry road conditions. The rally is next week (!!!) so they're not going too far out on a limb trying to guess the weather. Looks like the Citroen team agree; here's Kris Meeke, still prepping for the typical Monte...practice makes perfect, right?

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn2bUTQesq0]Test Rallye Monte Carlo 2014 - Chris Meeke (DS3 WRC) (HD) - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    I'm sure hoping for a snow cover Monte. As it should be. :D
     
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    Apparently Elfyn Evans gets a different livery on his Fiesta as well. I like this one.

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