The current uncertainty regarding the World Rally Championship technical regulations for next year won’t affect the planned roll-out of Hankook’s new control tyres, according to the FIA.
Korean tyre firm Hankook was announced as the WRC's new official tyre supplier in December last year, securing a contract from 2025-2027, to take over from Pirelli, whose deal expires at the end of the year. Since winning the FIA's tender, Hankook has been busily developing rubber for next year testing prototypes with WRC teams as early as February this year, before the world motorsport governing body unveiled its vision for the future of the WRC.
With the 2025 rules in a state of flux, FIA road sport director Andrew Wheatley is confident it won't affect Hankook as it continues to develop its 2025 tyres. Elfyn Evans, Scott Martin, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Photo by: McKlein / Motorsport Images 'I think the tyre manufacturers are doing a great job to bridge that gap,' said Wheatley in a media roundtable including Motorsport.com. 'The tyre is designed to be fairly flexible.
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