Well the heat caused the fuel pressure issue with the Hyundai's acc to Loeb. And the Fords also overheated a bit causing drivers to move off quickly at stage ends.
But the cars are generally quite fragile - only the Big 3 and Latvala have had no problems today..
30 degrees is not something extreme.For decades were run Acropolis and Cyprus with much more heat, without such problems.
There's been one before, the McRae R4...
https://dirtfish.com/rally/the-one-off-mcrae-rally-car-designed-for-pure-driving/
Would we be happy seeing bespoke cars like this in WRC ?
If they are bespoke design, it means they don't resemble any road model. Getting rid of even the tiny factor that linked Rally1 with production model is just insulting...
The non-European rally fans...
No, they can if they want to, but they're not required to. That's my point, they want to get rid of even the minimal, loose tie to a car that exists on the market.
As far as I understood every entry will be required to be related to a manufacturer and a car model that exists on the roads, right? The general public will continue to look at these Safety Cell with...
There's been one before, the McRae R4... https://dirtfish.com/rally/the-one-off-mcrae-rally-car-designed-for-pure-driving/ Would we be happy seeing bespoke cars like this in WRC ?
WRC mainclass from 2027