WRC 2023 Guide – Reduction of test days

After a year of operation, it became clear that the hybrid Rally1s were too expensive and that solutions had to be found to reduce costs. The one concerning the tests will have significant side effects on the young people and the running of the rallies.

Published on 10/01/2023 à 18:00

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The reduction in WRC test days, a time bomb? © M-Sport

The alarm had been triggered, but the WRC has even relied on cars that are expensive, far too expensive in the current situation and the place of the WRC on the media scene. The Rally1 hybrids turned out to be as expensive to run as the most vocal opponents had predicted. The damage having been done and the prospects for change having not yet emerged, patches have been filed here and there giving the impression of dragging this high-level sport down. Indeed, what's the point of having super sophisticated vehicles if you don't want to use them completely? Reducing the number of trial days from 28 to 21 is one of these measures and this will have several consequences. From Monte Carlo…

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