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Maybe the teams got all the hybrid deployment maps sorted and there's not a lot to do any more. And the drivers have already adapted and using it is now second-nature. A bit of a shame as it could've...

All the hype and discussions about the hybrid and now it hardly ever gets a mention during the rallies. The info is on the screen of WRC+ but is totally ignored. The use and deployment of the battery...

Nope. The 'done nothing' bit refers to the pre-season promotion of hybrid as a more eco-friendly element which I stand by.

It seems like many of us suspected, the hybrid element is pure lip-service and green-washing. All it's really done is make the cars faster with the extra e-motor boost and there's never a sight of...

Sounds like the Rally1 hybrid is also part of the reason he left. His heart clearly wasn't in it from the start.

Yet another issue with these spaceframe cars.

They never had this with the old cars using a proper bodyshell and they used the same engine and so a similar exhaust.

Packaging for the...

Rally Croatia was called Finland on Tarmac with all the jumps... and the hybrid units all coped ok with the heavy landings. Maybe Tanak's issue in Sweden was a one-off, or due to some other reason.
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Still no answers from CD and Tanak says "the hybrid unit is not meant for rallying"...

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/tanak-new-wrc-hybrid-regulations-will-make-no-difference/10079284/

Why ? It would be an issue the others would raise if someone got an advantage by missing stages. There is a lot to consider and potentially having more tyres are part of it.

They are still discussing the hybrid penalty issue...

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/wrc-teams-still-talking-to-fia-over-hybrid-penalties/

Published today by the FIA an updated version of the WRC 2022 Sporting Regulations which includes an additional test day allocated after hybrid unit issues.

So who's fault was it ? A rally car having a heavy landing goes with the territory...

I've reminded the journalists at Dirtfish who raised the fact that there's been no info in a podcast a few weeks ago.

The reasons need to be made public so that the fans can understand and the sport can be seen as fair with the new (2 min) penalty award.

Otherwise the WRC will be open to ridicule.

Maybe, but the information is pretty crucial for everyone involved and even for the credibility of the WRC at the top Rally1 level.

If the cause is known why isn't being released to the teams and...

Soooooo, many weeks after Rally Sweden and there's still no info from Compact Dynamics about the reasons for Tanak's hybrid system fault. Not good.

Yes, there's lots of videos including the Puma if you search on YouTube for Rallye de Hannut 2022.

Using a traditional road car chassis is still actually permitted under the Rally1 Regs. The tubular spaceframe was initially brought in when they wanted additional manufacturers to join who maybe...

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"Tubular space frame structures are permitted allowing for scaling of production models."

'Scaling' is allowed and this couldn't be done if using a manufacturers production car bodyshell.

The real pity is that spaceframe chassis was really only brought in so new manufacturers could enter and re-size their relevant car model to fit.

And after doing so, there's been no new...

Even if the car is otherwise working perfectly, the hybrid means it is still potentially dangerous due to the high-voltage electric current the cars generate.

"A flashing red light accompanied by...

They are sorry for Tanak but that doesnt mean they are taking the blame yet...

'There could be, let’s say, several different root causes, starting with the reason being in the car or the overall...

Compact Dyamics to investigate the hybrid issue with Tanak's car in Sweden:

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/compact-dynamics-apologizes-for-tanak-hybrid-failure/

"It was too early to identify...

Great interview with M.Wilson and tour of the M-Sport workshop and new Puma:

https://m.facebook.com/RalioS4C/videos/369836701808181

Interesting that he says the new cars are harder to repair...