Team Manager Jussi Pinomäki on 2024 FIA World RX: “It will be something totally new”
The 2024 FIA World RX season is approaching rapidly and there are a number of changes which CE Dealer Team by Volvo Construction Equipment will face as the team has raised its ambition for the coming season.
Let Team Manager Jussi Pinomäki guide you to what’s new - the full interview can be watched in the CE Dealer Team social media accounts during the coming weeks!
New race format
“The race format will be something totally new, before we used to race against the time until we got to the semi final stage. But now it’s all about position, so I think we will see rallycross in all of its beauty.
“We need to be sure that we finish in all the races and keep the cars in one piece - at the same time as we finish as high as possible.”
New countries
“We have some new tracks like Hungary, a really nice track with a lot of elevation and some blind corners. That will be interesting.
“Then we have some totally new events like Australia. I think it will be like in Hong Kong last year, everything was new and it turned out great. The general environment was super positive and we showed the potential of the sport, what it can be in the future. And I’m expecting the same for Australia.”
New tyres
“There are a lot of new things, of course what first comes to mind is the new tyre as we will start racing with the Hoosier tyres starting this year.
“It’s a totally different construction in the tyre than what we’ve had in the past, so a lot to learn.”
High expectations on results
“The expectations are pretty high, we have been climbing up the season every season. There is one more step to take, I think that is the main objective,” said Jussi Pinomäki.
“It’s not easy, but I feel we have a strong driver line-up. One is more experienced and one is catching up constantly. I think we are a lot stronger than when we started the project.”
Klara and Niclas
“The goal from the start was to get Klara Andersson up in terms of pace and be fast on every track we go to. And she is picking up on that even faster than we thought,” said Jussi Pinomäki.
“Niclas of course has been fast all the time, for him it’s more about finding the consistency. I have no doubts that we have the drivers to take that last step up in the standings.”
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About CE Dealer Team by Volvo Construction Equipment
CE Dealer Team was founded in 2022 by the PWR Group in cooperation with Volvo Construction Equipment and its partners. The core goal of the rallycross programme is to drive the shift to improved sustainability and diversity in society and highlight the excitement that a move to an electric future offers. CE Dealer Team is run with support from independent dealers of Volvo Construction Equipment, along with several prominent industrial partners, who together share a commitment to leading a sustainable future, both on track and off.
About FIA World Rallycross Championship
The FIA World Rallycross Championship is one of six official World Championship in motorsport alongside Formula 1 and World Rally Championship. The championship runs on seven venues across Europe, Africa, and Asia. Rallycross is a combination of rallying and circuit racing. It is head-to-head short, sharp races on mixed surfaces (dirt and asphalt) contained within amphitheatre venues. In the headlining FIA World Rallycross Championship, high-profile drivers are equipped with fully electric RX1 cars producing over 600bhp and the ability to accelerate from 0-100km/h in less than two seconds – faster than a Formula 1 car.
