[WRC] News & Rumours 2021

[mknight]

If anything I would see Seat ( meant to be the "sporty" brand in VAG) joining.

[pantealex]

If anything I would see Seat ( meant to be the "sporty" brand in VAG) joining.

CUPRA is VAG "sporty" brand nowadays, they just got their 1st "own" model to market.

[Mirek]

Prokop said in an interview in Sardegna that after one and half years back in WRC he found it still to be a great joy and that he would return with a proper program next year. He hinted he was going to test R5 car soon. He said he would keep his old Fiona but only parked at home. This was her last event.

[AnttiL]

Hybrid testing won't begin until Feb 2021

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/wrc-2...next-february/

Rally2 cars will go hybrid in 2023

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/wrcs-...ybrid-in-2023/

[T16]

Hybrid testing won't begin until Feb 2022

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/wrc-2...next-february/

Rally2 cars will go hybrid in 2023

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/wrcs-...ybrid-in-2023/

You sure? I think it says testing starts 2021?

[TypeR]

Hybrid testing won't begin until Feb 2022

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/wrc-2...next-february/

Delayed until 2021* Feb.

But still pointless thing to me..
This gen's cars already being very expensive and now keep using same engines, they add pretty useless hybrid technology to it

[AnttiL]

Fixed the year, quite important to get right

[T16]

I can't understand why the Rally 2 cars only have a 10bhp increase.

[mknight]

CUPRA is VAG "sporty" brand nowadays, they just got their 1st "own" model to market.

You are right, I forgot they want to make it separate brand, but you get the idea.

[Mirek]

I can't understand why the Rally 2 cars only have a 10bhp increase.

Because they obviously try to make the cost and complexity increase minimal possible and in the same time feed the political need to go hybrid.