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    Quote Originally Posted by deephouse View Post
    I know it's a completely different series, but looking at this year's World RX where there are cars with EV and ICE powertrains together racing side by side. EVs are not spectacular at all, all they are good at is just their fast torque. And that's it. ICE cars are better in every aspect. I know that hybrids are completely different, but we saw Sesks being up there, not far by much without that technology. I believe that a Rally1 car without a hybrid and a little more power or in the right hands, could beat a full Rally1 car with a hybrid on.
    I'd argue a Rally1 without the CD unit and no ballast would be faster already.

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    Quote Originally Posted by deephouse View Post
    I know it's a completely different series, but looking at this year's World RX where there are cars with EV and ICE powertrains together racing side by side. EVs are not spectacular at all, all they are good at is just their fast torque. And that's it. ICE cars are better in every aspect. I know that hybrids are completely different, but we saw Sesks being up there, not far by much without that technology. I believe that a Rally1 car without a hybrid and a little more power or in the right hands, could beat a full Rally1 car with a hybrid on.
    What an argument.
    " A car with more power and less weight can defeat a heavier car".
    No shit Sherlock.

    As a reminder the current Rally1 hybrid is by no means the best and fastest possible hybrid powertrain you can get. It is a very constrained FIA construct with the main goal of sounding and driving as similar as non hybrid as possible. Just like the last WRC was not the very best and fastest petrol car possible but something also limited by rules.

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    100,00% Probability Sesks in Chile - - - - https://www.go4speed.lv/lv/news/wrc/...tes-ciles-wrc/

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    Quote Originally Posted by EstWRC View Post
    The roads in Chile were very abrasive last year. Extra power here was actually a tyre liability. Sesks, if patient, could benefit should the Hybrids experience the same.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 240RS View Post
    The roads in Chile were very abrasive last year. Extra power here was actually a tyre liability. Sesks, if patient, could benefit should the Hybrids experience the same.
    Sesks says it will be a challenge due to never having done the rally before and the non-hybrid car having less power for the high altitude...

    https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/sesks...t-rally-chile/

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    Martins was out testing today.

    Muddy stuff. Wonder how relevant to Chile this will be. Giving him some valuable seat time may well be what the test was intended for.

    https://x.com/msesks
    Last edited by 240RS; 29th August 2024 at 15:00.

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    He will be in Rallye de Tierra Ciudad de Granada.

    He will be driving Fiesta Rally2.

    Also he is holding Red Bull can in a hand in a photo...

    Possibly next season Puma Rally1?

    https://4rati.lv/rallijs/rallijs-pas...llija-spanija/
    MS-RT

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    castrol sponsors msport too, right? jeez, if they could get sesks and ingran on a redbull/castrol team for 2025 i'd even pay for rallytv again, honestly haha even with them not fighting for the title. put pajari in the toyota and oli on the 3rd hyundai then i'd be happy again! =P

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    Sesks will probably be in a Puma next year, but I can't see him doing the full season, unless Fourmaux jumps and M-Sport can't sign anyone more experienced.

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