WRC 2022 Hybrid - How does it work?

The subject is sufficiently complex for Andrea Adamo himself to accept, for the first time since his arrival at the head of Hyundai Motorsport in 2019, that an engineer speaks for him! The Frenchman Julien Moncet (46 years old) was able to provide an interesting description of what will happen.

Published on 03/11/2021 à 11:00

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Vous êtes chez Hyundai depuis novembre 2013. Quel est votre rôle aujourd’hui ?

Although I am an engine development engineer, I first took care of the workshop and then customer engines. I was then responsible for the combustion engine department and since 2019, I have overseen the powertrain (traction chain. Editor's note), that is to say the combustion engine, electronics and transmission. Since the launch of the hybrid project, I have participated in the first FIA meetings.

If you had to summarize what the arrival of the hybrid will entail…

With all the fluids and the hybrid system, this will translate into around a hundred additional kilos. This will provide a one-off contribution of 134 hp, or 100 kilowatts, which will be available under certain conditions.