Rally Chile Biobio 2025

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Originally Posted by JAM

Basicly, they sent 40 miillions on R&D, almost 20 doing rallies, and then they couldn't spend 300.000 Euros on a third engine? Are these 300.000 on one more engine and 200.000 on one more gearbox that will blow the budget?

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Where do you set the limit?

Do you allow a new engine and a new gearbox on every day of every event?

Using your figures that would be €1.5 million in engines and gearboxes every event!

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Originally Posted by Steve Boyd

Where do you set the limit?

Do you allow a new engine and a new gearbox on every day of every event?

Using your figures that would be €1.5 million in engines and gearboxes every event!

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Answer: NO

WRC Regulations

17.1.1 Each Manufacturer must use no more than 2 engines per car
name per season (see also Art.17.2.2 and Art. 17.2.3).

But

17.2.3 When a car does not finish the Power Stage, an extra engine
per car name may be allowed without incurring a penalty. No
more than one extra engine per car name and per season may
be sealed without incurring any penalty.
When an extra engine is used, the engine which was fitted on
a retired car (car name) may not be used any further during
the season (see Art. 17.1.4).

If Tanak does not finish Sunday they can use a new engine replacing on of these two damaged

Aren't engines linked with certain chassis numbers?

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Originally Posted by WRCStan

Or complete Chile and swap cars with the lackey Fourmaux. Or even Neuville.

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What if some drivers are good destroying the engines more, some do destroy tires more, some do destroy whole cars more... I don't say Tanak do that. But last year he either was very good or bin it completely. This year he is very good but his engines fail often. It's also Hyundai's fault and their constant reliability issues from the beginning. But what other options do he have? Getting again back at M-Sport and can't achieve much. Toyota have too any drivers and it seems every one of them is somehow important to them. The best chance of getting out of team is in 2027. He could also step into Lancia's office and maybe persuade them into bringing the car on a Rally1 field, but I think they already have that plan.

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Originally Posted by TypeR

Aren't engines linked with certain chassis numbers?

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I think yes and manufacturer team can use up to 9 chassis per season. I don't know what's fuzz about here. Hyundai just puts this Tänak chassis into garage after this and take new car with new two engine slots.