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    Quite many probably. List of last weeks WRC (pre-17) starters is also quite good indication. Some of whom have severla cars. Yes, you can say that old WRCs, S2000s, even R5s are fading away, because for the same money a faster/all in all a more better car is available, but...im pretty sure that today is the time, where (fully) internal combustion rallycars aren`t going to get faster. An a use for them can be found amongst privateers, be it stagerallying, RX, hillclimbing or whatever.
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    https://www.thebestf1.es/fernando-al...ota-yaris-wrc/

    I have no clue about the credibility of either this website or story, but if it were true could be cool to see...

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    Gross is the exception and a pretty sad case , buying a 2017-spec WRC to beat the others in R5's.

    Renting a WRC for a WRC event is ok but how many have done that ? One or two.

    And we were talking about the future when WRC is hybrid, so no more 2017 cars will be allowed in those events. And ditto WRX.

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    And those shoppingmalls full of German flagships with soccermoms...super-/hypercars touring around Monaco. All pointless and unnecessary, but... just pure jelousy i believe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tarmop View Post
    Quite many probably. List of last weeks WRC (pre-17) starters is also quite good indication. Some of whom have severla cars. Yes, you can say that old WRCs, S2000s, even R5s are fading away, because for the same money a faster/all in all a more better car is available, but...im pretty sure that today is the time, where (fully) internal combustion rallycars aren`t going to get faster. An a use for them can be found amongst privateers, be it stagerallying, RX, hillclimbing or whatever.
    You are completely delusional.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Portimao View Post
    Hybrids might generate additional power, so maybe drivers could use it sort of like DRS in F1?
    Of course they can be faster. But is there any sense to make the by far fastest ever cars even faster?

    But restricting the current cars and thinking someone would bother using them would be even more ridiculous than the Trophy was.

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    The upcoming FIA World Council on Friday, June 14th, should unveil the future of the WRC and the possibility of hybrid technology landing on world championship rally cars.

    FIA Director of Rallies Yves Matton confirmed that several manufacturers are interested in this project for the future generation of WRCs scheduled for 2022.

    "The project will be submitted to the WRC commission and then presented to the World Council. The goal is for next generation WRCs to be hybrid. This concerns the brands present, but also others ... They are at least five, "said Yves Matton in AUTOhebdo.

    The former director of Citroën Racing also spoke of other perspectives on the future of the world rally.

    "The current regulation of the R5 has made its success ... However, we can not say that more or less long term, it will not be done also in R5 ...", added

    https://www.autohebdo.fr/wrc/actuali...de-203579.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by dimviii View Post
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    "The project will be submitted to the WRC commission and then presented to the World Council. The goal is for next generation WRCs to be hybrid. This concerns the brands present, but also others ... They are at least five, "said Yves Matton in AUTOhebdo.

    https://www.autohebdo.fr/wrc/actuali...de-203579.html
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    Citroen don't have money to build another car. Except if Ogier will leave the team.

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    Quote Originally Posted by deephouse View Post
    Citroen don't have money to build another car. Except if Ogier will leave the team.
    Citroen doesn’t depend on Ogier to build a new car; they depend on PSA board will to continue in the WRC and so far the signals are positive. Besides, Matton already said that the new cars will use a mild hybrid system, in association to existing WRC tech, to avoid expensive developments. The FIA knows that's the only way to keep current manus and get new ones into the series.
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