Sesks is not a newcomer. He is superexperienced. At his age he might very well be a world record holder in number of rallies done and dozens of them...
Fortunately I didn't need to to that on a WRC event but as a spectator who stopped/slowed down cars coming to an accident site numerous times I can't...
Yes because you can brake more while not risking overheating of the brakes. One braking and one stage with hundreds of brakings in close sequence is...
Actually I was not very precise there. Recuperation helps greatly with stopping power because it creates torque opposite to the movement of the wheel...
There are more factors but the most important one (especially whe you count the whole stage) is the power you can take away from the brakes, i.e with...