The WRC is set for its most unpredictable season for decades courtesy of sweeping new Rally1 regulations, built around hybrid-powered cars.
Toyota, Hyundai and M-Sport Ford have worked around the clock designing and constructing all-new cars from the ground up.
Heading into this weekend’s season opener it’s unclear which team or driver has adapted to the new rules the best during the off-season.
Despite the unknowns, Latvala believes it is unlikely that one of the teams will start the season with a massive advantage and expects the competition to be close in Monte Carlo.
“I would say it is unlikely [that one team will have a huge advantage] because everyone has the same hybrid unit,” said Latvala.
“Nowadays the homologations there are more and more parts to be similar between every team with the cars, so there is less freedom than what you had in the past. That is why I do believe that the cars are going to be quite close to each other I don’t think there will be massive…
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