Hyundai Motorsport has been hit with a fresh batch of hybrid boost time penalties at RallyNewZealand, with all three drivers penalised for infringements. WRC ⬇️
for exceeding the prescribed maximum hybrid boost of 240kJ permitted for Stage 1 under the WRC rules.breaching the regulationsA stewards hearing on Saturday found that Hyundai breached the hybrid boost regulations again during Friday’s Stage 7, with all three of its factory i20 Ns falling foul of the rules this time. During that stage the boost limit was set to 140kJ, and all three drivers over boosted by at least 5kJ.
The sanctions mean Tanak has been demoted from second to third in the rally’s overall standings, behind Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier. The Estonian is now 14.6s adrift of rally leader Rovanpera. Had Tanak avoided a pair of hybrid boost penalties, he would be leading the rally by 0.4s.Photo by: Austral / Hyundai Motorsport
The stewards report confirmed that the rules breach was down to a human error, according to Hyundai team manager Pablo Marcos.
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