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1st November 2020, 09:07 #921
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2 years ago an engineer at a works team told me the budget needed for developing a WRC car was roughly 7x the budget needed for an R5 car. It does make a huge difference in the yearly budget of WRC teams. R5-regulations have a lot of limitations (intended to limit costs), making all manufacturers use many parts that are already on existing cars. For WRC they need to develop nearly every part from scratch.
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1st November 2020, 09:28 #922
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Fair point. it also seem the technical barrier to entry for an R5 model is lower - meaning it does not require years of experience and a plethora of experienced engineers to design a competitive R5, just because technology involved is much simpler. This thread has been focusing on cost, but don't forget about "access easiness"
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1st November 2020, 10:17 #923
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I'm still convinced that manus will use 7x budget to develop R5 anyway if they become top tier. They'll find some area in which use it to gain advantage on the competitors. Look at the test ban: they found a way to test anyway (paying for it). who has the money will use it anyway. This also apply to easy access, for sure will be easier for newcomer, but they will have experience gap to the regulars anyway.
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1st November 2020, 10:35 #924
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How can you be that sure? Mr. Wilson was pretty vocal against Rally1H costs, defending a Rally2 based solution, while Adamo asked Rally1H postponement in the same week Rally2 mild hybrids were announced; honestly, at this point it's quite hard to know what's going behind the curtain.
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1st November 2020, 10:46 #925
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As Francis44 mentioned, the new i20 and the Fiesta already have mild hybrid versions; the system is becoming current in the industry and it won't take long for most B segment cars to have it.
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/n...le-%C2%A319860
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/hyunda...h-hybrid-powerLast edited by Rally Power; 1st November 2020 at 10:50.
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1st November 2020, 13:50 #928
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1st November 2020, 13:58 #929
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Would that mean the nearly 1000? R5's out there won't be able to run in the top class in WRC from 2023 or will there be a handicap for the mild hybrid version?
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