
Originally Posted by
Steve Boyd
5 minute penalty for engine change is for changing the engine after shakedown and before the rally starts. You can't change the engine after TC0.
I don't think that 5 minutes is too much for driving off while a technical official is inspecting the car - it's less than the penalty for not stopping at a time control.
FIA homologation doesn't make a car road-legal, it only makes it FIA-legal.
WRC mainclass from 2027