Thread: Rally1 hybrid cars (2022-)
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31st March 2021, 16:36 #31
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31st March 2021, 18:18 #33
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Group B cars were also "production based". There were 200 of each model built and you could buy a street version, complete with turbo and 4WD and spoilers etc.
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31st March 2021, 18:22 #34
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31st March 2021, 19:46 #35
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When Malcolm talks about "production based cars", I assume that he refers not only to the panels that make the car look like a production model, but to a very important change for 2022: Regulations for Rally1 will follow the same route as R5, making mandatory the use of a specific number of production components. Maybe not 5000 components, as in a R5 car, but a rather big number also. Such a rule does not exist in any other form of top motorsport, not only F1, but also rallycross, Le Mans prototypes, Dakar etc. From this aspect, the 2022 cars will indeed be "production based".
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31st March 2021, 20:57 #36
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Better not to say anything against the new superb revolutionary system... or you get a long novel about this&that..
Same three manus secured for next 3 years with 10 y.o system is a big win!.. or not
If no other manu has signed for the next gen era.. some (FIA) people should walk away and give their place to someone sharper..
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31st March 2021, 21:24 #37
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1st April 2021, 07:36 #38
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1st April 2021, 09:35 #39
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Exactly! The first hybrid rules were expensive, and unsustainable, so manufacturers left. They've had a rethink, and come up with a solution - and manufacturers have decided it's a good idea to join. Offer the manufacturers something, and they will consider it, and if they think it's a good fit, then they'll sign up.
As I've already said, the manufacturers are out there; sadly, the WRC isn't offering anything to new prospective manufacturers - so we have the same 3 we already have.
Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???
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1st April 2021, 09:42 #40
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3 is still better than the 2 we had last season...
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