Since its first shakedown in May, the development of the Hyundai i20 WRC continued and Hyundai Motorsport team just spent a week of testing on gravel at high-altitude in the South of Spain.
Bryan Bouffier and Juho Hänninen shared the steering-wheel of the i20 WRC.
"For the last couple of months we've tested every two weeks on all kinds of conditions and surfaces to continue the collection of valuable feedback and data," said Hyundai Motorsport team principal Michel Nandan.
"High altitude is one of the challenges we'll have to overcome next year in the WRC, especially in Mexico where the stages go up to 2,500 metres above sea level. The performance of the car can be affected under these conditions so the aim on this test was to study the engine behaviour and monitor the impact on the engine power. We also took the opportunity to keep on working on gravel set-up solutions and complete some good mileage with the car," explained Nandan.
Bryan Bouffier and Juho Hänninen shared the steering-wheel of the i20 WRC.
"For the last couple of months we've tested every two weeks on all kinds of conditions and surfaces to continue the collection of valuable feedback and data," said Hyundai Motorsport team principal Michel Nandan.
"High altitude is one of the challenges we'll have to overcome next year in the WRC, especially in Mexico where the stages go up to 2,500 metres above sea level. The performance of the car can be affected under these conditions so the aim on this test was to study the engine behaviour and monitor the impact on the engine power. We also took the opportunity to keep on working on gravel set-up solutions and complete some good mileage with the car," explained Nandan.