Quote Originally Posted by itix View Post
Belts break either from wear... which isn't the case in the WRC because I bet they swap them every event... or misalignment between the pulleys which increase the wear exponentially.
I don't know how things are mounted in the hyundai and what adjustment they have so don't know the root cause if it was indeed the belt.

They weigh nothing so I'm surprised they don't have a spare in the car.
They do carry a spare but the broken belt got stuck in the alternator