2022 WRC News & Rumours

[TypeR]

After all that work him and his team did to develop an electric Hyundai Kona, Paddon is switching back to driving old tech. What was the point ?

Old tech? Newest i20 rally2 car that one can race with.
Building electric car was his own project.
What should he do if there is no EV class in WRC? He can drive it in NZ and some small rallies, but not WRC..

[AnttiL]

Paddon has kept racing in NZ with his AP4 car all the time and planned to return to WRC in 2020. It’s not like he’s EV only.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

I know all this, but what was the e-Kona built for when he knew there was no Class ? Seems he got no benefit from it at all.

[AnttiL]

It’s a more long term project

[the sniper]

I know all this, but what was the e-Kona built for when he knew there was no Class ? Seems he got no benefit from it at all.

Why do you think he got nothing out of it?

[Mk2 RS2000]

Future proofing and ever thought that he may have been doing some development work for Hyundai. There is a lot more skills and knowledge around the rest of the world than you acknowledge it is not all stuck the UK and Europe

[AnttiL]

https://twitter.com/planetemarcus/st...82037953314818

#WRC #YpresRally Belgium organisation confirmed NO Spa Francorchamps circuit for 2022 edition

[Fast Eddie WRC]

FIA to address calls for WRC hybrid regulation changes

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/f...anges/9041457/

[Eli]

A few changes following today’s WMSC meeting in Bahrain:

FIA World Rally Championship

Following the introduction of the new Rally1 hybrid cars at the top level of the discipline, the first of a series of proposals have been approved with the aim to adjust the sporting regulations on the basis of the findings and assessments made at the Monte-Carlo and Sweden rounds.

In order to permit WRC crews to identify, in the event of a hybrid issue, the Hybrid Electric Vehicle refuge points on special stages where assistance is available, a bespoke sign with the black HEV letter on blue background has been created and can be found under Appendix I.

The allocation of an additional day of testing for the 2022 season has been granted, following consultation between the FIA and the manufacturers based on the initial development cycles of the Rally1 car.

The penalty for re-start after retirement as a result of a safety issue to the Rally1 hybrid unit operating within the defined tolerances permitted has been set to 2 minutes for every stage missed, instead of the normal 10-minute penalty.

https://www.fia.com/news/fia-announc...l-decisions-25

[TypeR]

doesn't really change too much. retired for day anyway because of some third party batteries.