Quote Originally Posted by T16 View Post
Look, I don't want it to go electric, but if it means survival, then fair enough.
Regarding the FIA changing 50 years of heritage; It won't be them that decides, they will inevitably follow what the manufacturers want in terms of a marketing vessel. If that is electric, the FIA will have to go this way and just find a way around the potential issues.
Who’s saying that manus want Rally to go full electric? Apart VW (that turn green from night to day after the Dieselgate), no manu is stupid enough to push for a tech that’s not ready to serve rally main marketing purpose: proving that average looking cars can surpass the most extreme challenges on daily roads.

Besides, apart some populist politicians, who can assure that Hybrids will end on a near future? Did you know that many of those German manus that jumped into FE to save their faces are now reconsidering to get into the 2022/23 WEC-LM/IMSA Hybrid formula (LMDh)? And that Hyundai, through their American arm, is being pushed to also get into LMDh? https://racer.com/2020/09/18/imsa-re...l-regulations/


Quote Originally Posted by denkimi View Post
If they were to provide quick charging zones before each stage, and possibly before every long liaison, they could go full electric.
They would have to adapt the timing and maybe hire some generators, but that would solve the short range problem.
That's a big if and besides the autonomy issues there are also safety questions and, most of all, reliability founded doubts, considering Rally extreme challenges. Again, unless we turn this sport into a Mickey Mouse competition, full EV’s aren’t ready for it.