Hyundai and Toyota led calls for amendments to the new Rally1 hybrid regulations after Ott Tanak and Elfyn Evans were forced to retire from last month’s Rally Sweden due to faults with the control 100kW hybrid unit.
Tanak was fighting for the victory in Sweden when his hybrid unit displayed a red warning light that forced his Hyundai team to retire the car under safety grounds. This was the first time in the Rally1 era where an issue with a hybrid unit has affected the outcome of an event.
The FIA’s newly installed rally director Andrew Wheatley confirmed to Motorsport.com that rule change proposals to address the incidents would be discussed at Saturday’s World Motor Sport Council.
As a result, the FIA has ratified a reduction in the penalty issued to crews that restart after retiring due to a hybrid problem.
From next month’s Rally Croatia WRC round, a penalty of two minutes will be imposed for crews that miss a stage start due to a problem with the hybrid system,…
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