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Tim Novak and Uroš Ocvirk recorded the track at the German World Rally Championship and met the Ford Fiesta R2T and its competitors for the first time at the official test (the so-called Shakedown). First impression? Great! “I drove Shakedown five times and even though we tested a combination of different tires, it was faster each time. Although we didn’t look at the time achieved at all, as I was driving a Fiesta and DMACK tires for the first time, I ended up in the golden middle. Of course, most of the reserves are in fast corners, but the race will be long and it would be stupid if it took off from the track in the first kilometers, "said Tim from Germany. He also said that the position of the Ford Fiesta R2T, with which he will compete in the DMACK Fiesta Trophy Cup, is almost better than in the Škoda Fabia R2, and the engine pulls nicely from 4.000 to 7.000 rpm.

Mads Ostberg is convinced that the rally in Mexico could have ended in second place if his Ford Fiesta had not let him down. The Norwegian had a lot of problems with the M-Sport race car in Mexico, as he was bothered by the clutch at first, and his efforts fell into the water when his alternator failed. “At the start of the first stage, I felt something was wrong with the clutch,” Ostberg said. "I couldn't drive as I should. I drove for a while on the faster part, where it is not necessary to use the clutch, but when we got to the technical part, I needed it at the exit of the hairpins. All of a sudden it completely failed. we stopped and checked to see if we might be able to fix the problem but there was nothing we could do.Fortunately we were able to continue.We drove through the mes

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The first kilometers in the new race car dispelled doubts

Ostberg regrets the wasted opportunity