Next regulations for WRC cars

[Ctesibios]

What will the next generation of WRC cars be like? A place to share ideas, speculations, rumors, wishes on the subject.

It seems unavoidable for at least part of the drivetrain to become electrified!

http://www.autosport.com/news/report...ast-five-years

[skarderud]

An R5+ with bigger wing and hybridsolution to use at the roadsections.

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[Munkvy]

Surely they could be doing little things like converting to ethanol based fuels in the interim? As far as I am aware the current WRC Panta fuel isn't? But Panta do sell E85.

As for the car technology, perhaps some sort of KERS system? Given the amount of braking a WRC car does, that could have benefits? But I agree that it seems rather difficult to electrify a WRC car, given the distance and conditions they travel through.

[Mirek]

Why shall they run on E85? What should be the reason?

Also why shall they use hybrids? There is nothing good about them. They are only overcomplicated and extremely expensive.

[Munkvy]

Why shall they run on E85? What should be the reason?

To promote using a more environmentally friendly fuel that is sustainable? It happened in V8 Supercars down this way several years ago and they used it as a good bit of PR for the sport.

After all it's not like the interest in hybrid technology is because people think it's faster. It's because it's more likely to be accepted in the longer term as people are conscious of the limited resources our planet has.

[Mirek]

To promote using a more environmentally friendly fuel that is sustainable? It happened in V8 Supercars down this way several years ago and they used it as a good bit of PR for the sport.

After all it's not like the interest in hybrid technology is because people think it's faster. It's because it's more likely to be accepted in the longer term as people are conscious of the limited resources our planet has.

So far nobody convinced me that bio fuels or supercomplicated hybrids, which are basically cars for first user only, are truly more ecologic solution. Simple pure electric cars are different case.

Anyway talking about ecology in case of motorsport is nothing but hypocrisy. Let's be honest. If FIA wanted to be more ecological it can start with replacing ALS with electric turbochargers. The fact is that that those few rarely running racing cars make no difference in comparison with millions of stock cars.

[Ctesibios]

So far nobody convinced me that bio fuels or supercomplicated hybrids, which are basically cars for first user only, are truly more ecologic solution. Simple pure electric cars are different case.

Anyway talking about ecology in case of motorsport is nothing but hypocrisy. Let's be honest. If FIA wanted to be more ecological it can start with replacing ALS with electric turbochargers. The fact is that that those few rarely running racing cars make no difference in comparison with millions of stock cars.

Mirek, I agree. I think hybrids are a way for current manufacturers to save face. I like EVs because I think they are better and they will be faster. I'm not into this to save the planet or any other ridiculous environmental claim. Yes it will help with air pollution, but will also create a whole new set of problems for us to deal with in the future.

[janvanvurpa]

, but will also create a whole new set of problems for us to deal with in the future.

Yeah like dealing with a toxic waste site any time a car rolls and hits anything, maybe dealing with driver and co-driver suffering from flesh-eating acid burns, ruined lungs from vapours after crash, eyes melted away, mechanics being acid burned...

I wonder if any of the usually over-the-top-fan-bois of electric vehicles have ever seen cars in wrecking yards of badly crashed--wait? WELL crashed rally cars?

[janvanvurpa]

2 months into the current new spec cars and endless chatter on what the current new rules means and already we're supposed to think of what the next thing will be..

There was a book "The New New Thing"

[danon]

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