The last straw

Difficult to maintain motivation when the team members do not understand each other, there is no suitable facilities, skilled hands and livelihoods. But even more difficult to do so, within a team when there is no weakest link, there are smart base, the best engineers, to provide all the necessary money.

But there is no desired results. And despite the fact that Colin McRee won at «Focus» nine races came in the final classification of the Championship of 2001 to second place, while Carlos Sayns two became the third winner of the championships of 2000 and 2002, in Hall Dovenbi few who are interested. Here are awaiting «gold», absolute victory. And despite the fact that, with Markku Martin and Francois Duval this goal, most likely, will remain unachieved, the car the two young pilots will be one of the most capable.

And first of all, it will be different from the outside - a new technical director, Christian Lorio, given the type of racing car well «hang round» Civil tuning-kara, with all the changes sure motivated and tested in the wind tunnel. With a new front spoiler and a massive rear antikryla «Focus» should not be, as before, lose valuable seconds on the fast gravel rally in New Zealand or Finland.

The front suspension new car has remained almost unchanged, while the back was created almost from scratch, taking into account the desire of engineers to reduce the weight of most sites. At this revelation press release ends - how well the new design the rear suspension, we can see already in New Zealand, where some of the pilots of the team certainly will give us the opportunity to verify this. In the fight against excess weight engineers peretryasli each node of car, and this gave its results - was able to shed even more extra kilogram than allowed by the rules, but instead of using the ballast, it was decided to further strengthen the weaknesses of the car.

Skinul weight, even the engine - is interesting to note that since 2000 the company Cosworth specialist court has achieved a 25 per cent reduction in weight of the engine, raising peak power at 8%! In doing so, the current Duratec with index R is the easiest road race engine in the history of the company.

Pi Research, a company supplying Dovenbi in wiring and electronic filling, has also made its contribution to «lose weight», and the only site that went around the major reforms was the transmission, which has not yet developed a two-year «trust». However, whether we be surprised updated «focus», we all know very soon - in the category «Gas floor» in this issue can be found on the outcome of the rally «New Zealand», where the new car should make its planned debut.