Rally1 hybrid cars (2022-)

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Soooooo, many weeks after Rally Sweden and there's still no info from Compact Dynamics about the reasons for Tanak's hybrid system fault. Not good.

[flat_right]

Do you know for sure that there isn't? Maybe it's just it hasn't been shared publicly.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Do you know for sure that there isn't? Maybe it's just it hasn't been shared publicly.

Maybe, but the information is pretty crucial for everyone involved and even for the credibility of the WRC at the top Rally1 level.

If the cause is known why isn't being released to the teams and if it has been why wouldnt they share it by now with Croatia coming up ?

[bandit12]

Maybe, but the information is pretty crucial for everyone involved and even for the credibility of the WRC at the top Rally1 level.

If the cause is known why isn't being released to the teams and if it has been why wouldnt they share it by now with Croatia coming up ?

Too bad publicity for Compact Dynamics

[WRCStan]

Maybe, but the information is pretty crucial for everyone involved and even for the credibility of the WRC at the top Rally1 level.

If the cause is known why isn't being released to the teams and if it has been why wouldnt they share it by now with Croatia coming up ?

I'm willing to bet teams have the reasons, but it's not in anybody's interests to share publicly such detail - especially from CD, no company puts out press saying 'look how we failed'. Also, what more can we public do with such technical information about specialised propriety equipment?

[TypeR]

to me they should communicate more/better to keep fans up to date with their technology and how it goes, as they are the ,,rookies'' in WRC since this season and there are few people who really like that new concept (hybrid parts of the car).

that one press release after Tanak's error was pretty poor and seemed like an answer form a guy, who was new to rallying (especially the time loss part)

Put something out thru WRC or DFish, that we found the problem and are on the way fixing it, making sure such thing won't happen in the future. Would give some positive image to that hybrid thing.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

I'm willing to bet teams have the reasons, but it's not in anybody's interests to share publicly such detail - especially from CD, no company puts out press saying 'look how we failed'. Also, what more can we public do with such technical information about specialised propriety equipment?

The reasons need to be made public so that the fans can understand and the sport can be seen as fair with the new (2 min) penalty award.

Otherwise the WRC will be open to ridicule.

[WRCStan]

to me they should communicate more/better to keep fans up to date with their technology and how it goes, as they are the ,,rookies'' in WRC since this season and there are few people who really like that new concept (hybrid parts of the car).

that one press release after Tanak's error was pretty poor and seemed like an answer form a guy, who was new to rallying (especially the time loss part)

Put something out thru WRC or DFish, that we found the problem and are on the way fixing it, making sure such thing won't happen in the future. Would give some positive image to that hybrid thing.

Disagree, that'll only remind average Joes who've forgotten that it failed in the past. Better than that is to have a clean Croatia, Portugal... as expected.

The reasons need to be made public so that the fans can understand and the sport can be seen as fair with the new (2 min) penalty award.

Otherwise the WRC will be open to ridicule.

Near end of the season maybe, two rounds into a 3 season cycle is too early for anyone to say the kit slurs the championship when pre-season was full of teething-problem chat. I'm not sure what you would be expecting to hear but usually when it's a gearbox or engine problem we all accept it at that. Finding out precisely what happened to Tanak's unit won't make any more sense of the two or ten minute penalty decision. That surrounds balancing safety requirements.

Could always try asking them?

[wyler]

Maybe, but the information is pretty crucial for everyone involved and even for the credibility of the WRC at the top Rally1 level.

If the cause is known why isn't being released to the teams and if it has been why wouldnt they share it by now with Croatia coming up ?

it's known since the rally. heavy landing after a jump. the manus have "won" a pr challenge (2 min penalty), and don't need a statement that says "reason was bad car management". .

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Could always try asking them?

I've reminded the journalists at Dirtfish who raised the fact that there's been no info in a podcast a few weeks ago.