The tender and super-soft compounds obtained excessive reward, though a number of drivers felt the winter tire might be improved. Nevertheless there was understanding that Hankook is new to the WRC and it needs to be afforded time to make issues good.
“There’s quite a lot of positives on the slicks,” mentioned Adrien Fourmaux. “As you possibly can see, there isn’t a punctures or issues like that for drivers, which is actually constructive additionally for Monte Carlo.
“The snow must be improved, however I do know they’re engaged on it, so we will anticipate subsequent yr to be snow tire. To be honest, I feel they are often happy with what they’ve achieved.
“However then only a week after, we have to work just a little bit extra with them for the long run, for the opposite Tarmac rallies, as a result of I’ve by no means tried the arduous tires. The tender, will it’s the identical tender for the opposite rallies? So we have to focus on. Yeah, every thing is in progress.”
