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    Lappi interview at thecheckeredflag

    https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2...sapekka-lappi/

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    Quote Originally Posted by dimviii View Post
    Lappi interview at thecheckeredflag

    https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2...sapekka-lappi/
    Good interview, thanks.

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    #WRC Mikkelsen & Breen joins Neuville at next Rally Legend this October ► https://t.co/mK8gDu4AMP
    #i20WRC https://t.co/k0HFEy5e5u

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
    #WRC Mikkelsen & Breen joins Neuville at next Rally Legend this October ► https://t.co/mK8gDu4AMP
    #i20WRC https://t.co/k0HFEy5e5u
    That is really weird.

    The one possible theory I can come up with is that they want to either try something radical for tarmac before homologating it and want as many people as possible to try it, or that they want to try 2-3 different things at once before deciding.

    EDIT: Another possibility is to try a direct comparison of Mikkelsen and Breen on tarmac in the car as it is. However, that sounds a bit strange since if they keep Sordo for next year they will still have Loeb and Sordo which should be just about the best possible combo for tarmac there is. Yes Loeb stuggles so far, but sounds like better idea to make the car work for Loeb than to try to make it work for Mikkelsen or Breen.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
    That is really weird.

    The one possible theory I can come up with is that they want to either try something radical for tarmac before homologating it and want as many people as possible to try it, or that they want to try 2-3 different things at once before deciding.

    EDIT: Another possibility is to try a direct comparison of Mikkelsen and Breen on tarmac in the car as it is. However, that sounds a bit strange since if they keep Sordo for next year they will still have Loeb and Sordo which should be just about the best possible combo for tarmac there is. Yes Loeb stuggles so far, but sounds like better idea to make the car work for Loeb than to try to make it work for Mikkelsen or Breen.
    Seems like all or some are using those old model HMI cars, so any of your theorys doesn´t work...
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    Neuville and Breen with official cars, Mikkelsen with HMI.

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    We will see who shows with what car when the event comes. Neither Breen nor Mikkelsen are entering there on their own will (or money), like Paddon does with (definitely) an older (2016) car.

    So far Adamo does not seem to be doing anything that is not focused on improving performance.

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    It's probably as simple as Adamo, being Italian, wanting to support a nice event in/near his homeland. Maybe he has friends on the rally organising team...? Rather like Malcolm Wilson taking Elfyn Evans and the WRC '17 to run at the UK 'Rallyday' at Castle Combe in 2017. There was no great purpose to that either, other than supporting a nice event.

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    https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/1...e-hybrid-power

    Just saying, that they should have some idea of the 2022 hybrid regulations by October 1st. Besides that, saying it should have come sooner (the hybrid technology).

    'FIA president Jean Todt is disappointed the World Rally Championship has not embraced hybrid technology sooner and admits the governing body should have pushed harder for the move.

    Key aspects of the hybrid future of the World Rally Championship are being discussed by the FIA's technical working group this week with decisions set to be announced on the specification of the 2022 World Rally Cars on October 1.

    Todt said the manufacturers involved in the series had to shoulder some of the blame for the delay after 'resisting the introduction of new technologies earlier'.

    Todt said: "We are very late, and this is a frustration for me.

    "I was in Frankfurt [for the motor show] two days ago and all cars which were not electric were kind of hidden, it's caricatured.

    "So, we are in a world where we cannot escape climate change.

    "I am very proud we introduced Formula E and new regulations for the powertrain in Formula 1 and endurance, but unfortunately [for rallying], with cars very similar [to the ones we see] on the normal road, [in a sport] happening on the roads, we are still with a combustion engine.

    "Maybe we have not been strong enough to enforce regulations which include new technologies, but better late than never.

    "It is going to happen." '
    However, the teams believe a 2022 move to hybrid power could be too soon.

    One team insider told Motorsport: "What about Mexico? I'm not sure we're looking forward to going to Mexico, with the heat and the altitude in the mountains, and running with a 50-kilogramme battery for the first time when we start the rally.

    "There are still a few questions we need answering and we need them answering quickly.

    "The teams are doing a lot of preparation and investigation work for the FIA on this, but the time is moving very quickly. 2022 will be here very soon."



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    FIA president Jean Todt is disappointed the World Rally Championship has not embraced hybrid technology sooner and admits the governing body should have pushed harder for the move.

    Key aspects of the hybrid future of the World Rally Championship are being discussed by the FIA's technical working group this week with decisions set to be announced on the specification of the 2022 World Rally Cars on October 1.

    Todt said the manufacturers involved in the series had to shoulder some of the blame for the delay after 'resisting the introduction of new technologies earlier'.

    Todt said: "We are very late, and this is a frustration for me.

    "I was in Frankfurt [for the motor show] two days ago and all cars which were not electric were kind of hidden, it's caricatured.

    "So, we are in a world where we cannot escape climate change.

    "I am very proud we introduced Formula E and new regulations for the powertrain in Formula 1 and endurance, but unfortunately [for rallying], with cars very similar [to the ones we see] on the normal road, [in a sport] happening on the roads, we are still with a combustion engine.

    "Maybe we have not been strong enough to enforce regulations which include new technologies, but better late than never.

    "It is going to happen."

    However, the teams believe a 2022 move to hybrid power could be too soon.

    One team insider told Autosport: "What about Mexico? I'm not sure we're looking forward to going to Mexico, with the heat and the altitude in the mountains, and running with a 50-kilogramme battery for the first time when we start the rally.

    "There are still a few questions we need answering and we need them answering quickly.

    "The teams are doing a lot of preparation and investigation work for the FIA on this, but the time is moving very quickly. 2022 will be here very soon."

    The push for hybrid WRC
    Hybrid cars announced for 2022
    Teams demand more info
    And what about costs?

    FIA rally director Yves Matton confirmed new manufacturers were looking at 2022 regulations, with one brand following them closely.

    "Because they are following, it doesn't mean they [will] come," said Matton.

    "It's a long process to bring a new manufacturer, but the main thing is that we know they don't come without hybrid [power]."

    Matton confirmed the target was to keep costs at a similar level to the current regulations with the hope of attracting the new manufacturer(s) into the championship.

    "With the manufacturers, we are working to see what we can do with the cars and not to spend any money on engineering, which is not giving back any return on investment in terms of marketing," said Matton.

    On the subject of a move away from petrol, Todt added: "Our team is talking with the teams to see if we can introduce [2022 regulations] directly with biofuel.

    "This would be a game-changer. This is the direction in which we are searching."

    The current single-make WRC fuel supplier's contract runs out at the end of 2021.
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