Rally1 hybrid cars (2022-)

[Fast Eddie WRC]

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". .

So who's fault was it ? A rally car having a heavy landing goes with the territory...

[wyler]

So who's fault was it ? A rally car having a heavy landing goes with the territory...

indeed! problems after a too-heavy landing are part of the game (and quite usual btw).

does it imply a complete revision of a component? a public pillory of the producer?
we had 2 failures after 2 crashes in 2 races...not that much of an issue.
we had countless problems after heavy landings, with no inquisitions. who's fault? usually drivers!

looks like just a very good means to make people quarrel against innovation.
don't get fooled, manu's argument was just intended to get some advantages for the next race, that didn't happened effectively, just pr-wise.

in fact, after the 2min agreement, question settled and no more news. let's see if it reappears in the next rounds.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Published today by the FIA an updated version of the WRC 2022 Sporting Regulations which includes an additional test day allocated after hybrid unit issues.

[SubaruNorway]

If it's 10km from the finish it should be the bump at 7:40 in SS5 Tänak loses hybrid?
I think they did a big mistake reducing the travel, makes no sense either.
I'm not going to any events before Finland unless it's fixed for sure, it kind of ruined the fun of Sweden for me.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

They are still discussing the hybrid penalty issue...

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/wrc-t...rid-penalties/

[TypeR]

They are still discussing the hybrid penalty issue...

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/wrc-t...rid-penalties/

This tyre story part is pretty nonsense..

[Fast Eddie WRC]

This tyre story part is pretty nonsense..

Why ? It would be an issue the others would raise if someone got an advantage by missing stages. There is a lot to consider and potentially having more tyres are part of it.

[WRCStan]

How easy is it for CD to remove the battery on stage if they're going to have hybrid assistance spots? Or is this interfering with the politics of assistance and judging blame anyway? Sure if it's mechanical they are still out for the day but maybe they can just be delayed if it's simply the light.

Maybe instead of scratch+penalty, go with the median Rally1 time, or the average of your team mates.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Still no answers from CD and Tanak says "the hybrid unit is not meant for rallying"...

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/t...ence/10079284/

[EstWRC]

Ott really doesn’t seem to like that box or compact dynamics

Lol