WRC Testing

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MSport testing today in Sardinia the Ford Puma Rally1 Hybrid for 2022 without the side winglets in the rear wing: less drag but less rear downforce - images from Top Rally video - (https://youtube.com/watch?v=w5LfeySK188
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[mknight]

On the vid just above there is a winglet on the left side, but not on the right. Imo most likely explanation is that the right side one got knocked off touching a tree or something like that.

[EstWRC]

Toyota also testing https://twitter.com/colinmacardeche/...933298179?s=20

[EstWRC]

Yaris hybrid https://youtu.be/wZDk2_CPZmE

[doubled1978]

Yaris hybrid https://youtu.be/wZDk2_CPZmE

I’m not sure what to make of that, but something doesn’t seem right. It almost looks like the gearing is long to use the hybrid boost, but the hybrid wasn’t working or connected. It looked, and sounded really flat.
What did you think?

[EstWRC]

agreed....looked really lazy compared to Puma test last week


but its testing, we dont know what they were aiming

[doubled1978]

agreed....looked really lazy compared to Puma test last week


but its testing, we dont know what they were aiming

Of course testing is testing….
That wild rake they have in the car will take some getting used to tho!

[EstWRC]

Yaris Hybrid By sudrallye https://youtu.be/10M1DCeV-DY

[mknight]

I’m not sure what to make of that, but something doesn’t seem right. It almost looks like the gearing is long to use the hybrid boost, but the hybrid wasn’t working or connected. It looked, and sounded really flat.
What did you think?

To me it looked like the electric engine either wasn't on or wasn't properly synchronized with the petrol engine in 3/4 of the hairpin passes. The car turns and then there is a lul before power comes.
Might be that they are also testing different ways (programs) to use the hybrid.

Fourmaux mentioned in the recent interview that FIA hasn't decided on when and how it will be used and wants to make it as unpredictable as possible. That sounds like a really bad idea to me.
The basics rules on when and how it can be used should be decided as soon as possible cause they likely can affect tons of other areas of the car and need much more testing to fine-tune.

At the same time there likely needs to be some strict rules so it doesn't turn into "programmers competition". (at one point some team mentioned they could program when it will be used individually for each stage based on corners/profile ++, that sounds like a recipe for cost explosion.)

[EstWRC]

Another Yaris hybrid https://youtu.be/IMV64SUfgbw