Rally Chile Biobio 2025

**denkimi** · 13th September 2025, 21:08

If ogier wins this one, he deserves to be champion. He just is and remains the best.

**Rallyper** · 13th September 2025, 21:09

Originally Posted by becher

If I remember correctly it was just one engine until this year and the only reason it changed was Tänaks issue at Estonia last year.

Of course there is the argument that cost saving measures like this don't change a thing as manufacturers spend the money they have, but if it wasn't for this regulation we still would have teams changing engines every other weekend.

So I'd say regulations like this actually are technically advantageous.

I wouldn´t say they could change engine every other weekend either- Where is the golden spot?

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 13th September 2025, 21:10

Everyone knows the rules and regulations. All have to abide by them and adjust their car / parts and way of using them accordingly.

**becher** · 13th September 2025, 21:42

Originally Posted by Rallyper

I wouldn´t say they could change engine every other weekend either- Where is the golden spot?

That's called the million dollar question isn't it?

**COD** · 13th September 2025, 21:44

Originally Posted by WRCStan

Ah you made me look. No, the penalty applies to the next rally - CER.

Only if a car fails to finish a Power stage they can have a third engine penalty free but the retired engine does not get used again, so they'd have to sacrifice this result to be penalty free in CER and use a new engine, as I think Tanak has finished every Power stage, and like he says, they have used two this season.

Hyundai has some thinking to do. Sacrifice potential points here and have a new engine for the last events penalty free?

**WRCStan** · 13th September 2025, 22:06

Originally Posted by COD

Hyundai has some thinking to do. Sacrifice potential points here and have a new engine for the last events penalty free?

Or complete Chile and swap cars with the lackey Fourmaux. Or even Neuville.

**denkimi** · 13th September 2025, 22:10

Originally Posted by WRCStan

Or complete Chile and swap cars with the lackey Fourmaux. Or even Neuville.

Is swapping even allowed?

**WRCStan** · 13th September 2025, 22:16

Originally Posted by denkimi

Is swapping even allowed?

Before an entry list is published, I can't see why not. I'll stand corrected if I get corrected.

**EstWRC** · 13th September 2025, 22:16

Fourmaux put into his place again when starting positions are equal, just like in Paraguay

**JAM** · 13th September 2025, 23:20

Originally Posted by Rallyper

Agree fully. Almost. But what should be proved? And where do you set the limitation? Why not one engine, then? No, excusé moi, that wouldn´t work, would it? Three then? Well, maybe get the fans more for their money, or how to look at it?

The WRC has some stupid rules.

The manufacturers spent 60 miilions a year or more to win titles, and then they limite engines to only two?
A third one would blow the budgets? Seriously?

Basicly, they sent 40 miillions on R&D, almost 20 doing rallies, and then they couldn't spend 300.000 Euros on a third engine? Are these 300.000 on one more engine and 200.000 on one more gearbox that will blow the budget?

They blow the championship chances by saving 500.000Eur on a 60 milion budget?!?