The FIA ​​details its ideas for changes for the WRC in 2025

It was through social networks that the body decided to describe how the Rally1 and also the Rally2 will be modified from next year. The presentation video actually explains that the cars in the premier category (the blue one in the animation) will lose the hybrid unit, receive a reduced intake flange and accommodate a small wing. The vehicle being a hundred kilos lighter, this should allow it to remain fast and spectacular, despite the disappearance of the boost.

#WRC – Big announcements for the future of the FIA @OfficialWRC were made at the World Motor Sport Council in February

Have a glimpse of how the Rally1 and Rally2 cars are set to evolve in the upcoming year!

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- FIA (@fia) March 20, 2024

On the 2^e car which appears in the image and which strangely resembles a Skoda (a call to the foot?), the transformations are also indicated. The kit which should be added to the Rally2 includes a larger air intake flange and a much more imposing wing than the current one. The video, however, forgets the paddle shift (steering wheel gear change system) which had also been announced.

For those who discover the rally, these explanations will undoubtedly be very useful, even if the distinction between Rally1 and 2 is not obvious. If the target was manufacturers, it is not certain that it would have an effect. The three teams did not show intense joy at the announcement of these ideas, M-Sport et Toyota wondering about the timing imagined to introduce these new frames. Will the simplicity of their creation stated in the video have convinced Richard Millener and Jari-Matti Latvala?

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