Ott Tanak was found to have overused hybrid boost in the opening stage of RallyNZ and has now dropped behind Elfyn Evans to second place. WRC
during a drama-filled Friday in New Zealand, but has been dropped to second place due to a five-second penalty for exceeding the maximum hybrid boost permitted under the WRC rules.
The Belgian driver remains in sixth place in the overall classification at the end of Friday but is now 50.4s off outright leader Evans.Photo by: Fabien Dufour / Hyundai Motorsport “The stewards considered that, although the infringement happened on two occasions [for Tanak, and once for Neuville], the performance advantage was negligible. However, the maximum value was nevertheless exceeded. They therefore decided to impose the above penalty [five seconds], also considering that it is the competitor’s responsibility to ensure compliance of the car at all times,” the FIA stewards’ document read.
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