The WRC will debut new Rally1 regulations, built around the introduction of hybrid technology, at next week’s Monte Carlo Rally.
All-new Rally1 WRC cars feature a 100kW hybrid unit that is coupled to a 1.6 litre internal combustion engine, which pushes out 500 horsepower in short bursts when the two are working in tandem.
Drivers will have the use of an extra 130 horsepower in the form of hybrid power boosts on every stage, which are administered through the throttle. However, once an initial burst is used at the stage start further boosts can only be unlocked through the regeneration of 30 kilojoules of energy in braking zones. Boosts are then initiated as soon as the driver hits the throttle pedal again.
Toyota’s Elfyn Evans told Motorsport.com last week that management of the new technology could have a “massive effect” on stage times.
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