Another change to the WRC rules in 2025 as the FIA ditches hybrid power after pitching the idea as early as February
The World Rally Championship has announced that it will drop hybrid units from Rally1 cars in 2025. As reported by Motorsport.com earlier, the 130kW plug-in hybrid system that was first introduced in 2022 along with the current-generation Rally1 cars has been axed due to rising costs. The decision was ratified by the FIA World Motor Sport Council on Friday following an e-vote and will result in Rally1 cars being powered entirely by internal combustion engines next year.
In a statement revealing the change, FIA’s Chief Technical and Safety Officer Xavier Mestelan-Pinon stated that the current units supplied by Compact Dynamics are “no longer in the best interests of the WRC”. He said: “Following extensive dialogue with key stakeholders, it became clear that continuing to use the plug-in hybrid units provided under the existing supplier agreement was no longer in the best interests of the FIA World Rally Championship.
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