2024 WRC News & Rumours

[Franky]

I agree with denkimi. Someone doesn't know what their product is.

[Sulland]

Rally1 with no hybrid is really stupid imo, less power but still with the added weight of the hybrid.

Should think they remove the whole Hybrid unit(s), but leave the cables++ that does not weigh much. Aprox 90-100 kg lost.
Enginewise it is more than enough for Sesks to handle in the beginning!!

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Mikkelsen in Rally1 in Poland.

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No Lappi is really strange unless Hyundai enter 4 Rally1 cars.

[greencroft]

If it's enough reduction to enable some extra Rally1 cars with WRC Promotor help it's only a good thing if only for the next 18 months.

WRC Promoter’s Senior Director of Sport, Peter Thul added: “We identified the need to put more resources into supporting the next generation of potential WRC world champions and assisting them in making the challenging step from the support categories to our sport’s highest echelon."

I feel bad that I can never see Peter Thul's name without recalling this clip, especially his quote at the end "I am an idiot, sorry", a reflection of how once something is on the internet, it's there forever:

https://youtu.be/98ldPqI0CUk?si=yNweP9GZbCmXQg5q

[Eli]

Mikkelsen in Rally1 in Poland.

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Source? Please.

[TypeR]

Source? Please.

https://www.rallit.fi/hyundain-wrc-t...-ralli-valiin/

However, Mikkelsen revealed that his next driving gig for Hyundai will be at the Polish Rally.

[Eli]

https://www.rallit.fi/hyundain-wrc-t...-ralli-valiin/

Thanks, also saw Rally Journal publishing it.

[WRCStan]

Should think they remove the whole Hybrid unit(s), but leave the cables++ that does not weigh much. Aprox 90-100 kg lost.

Nope, Article 12.1.3 has this covered, must use ballast or dummy unit.

[mknight]

https://www.rallit.fi/hyundain-wrc-t...-ralli-valiin/

That is indeed very strange. Before the season he said 5 rallies (4 tarmac+1).

Acropolis was by far the most logical, based on recent results. Yes historically he has good results in Poland, but it's not an easy rally to do as first gravel in the car and there is a big question of Latvia and Finland afterwards. Surely you'd want same driver on all of them?

If it is true then it does sound like 4th car entry.