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FIA confident of “collaborative solutions” to WRC teams’ 2025 concerns
Toyota, Hyundai, and M-Sport-Ford, all WRC teams, recently wrote a letter to the world motorsport governing body, expressing their wish for the Rally1 technical regulations to stay unchanged until the end of 2026. The FIA released its vision for the future of top-level rallying in February, which was met with mixed responses from the teams. The FIA plans to remove hybrid power from Rally1 cars and reduce aero and air restrictor performance, aiming to align Rally1 cars closer to their Rally2 counterparts. Teams are concerned about the tight timeline for implementing these changes, requiring fast development, testing, and validation of new cars. The WRC Commission met in Geneva for two days to discuss these issues and the future of the championship, aiming to find collaborative solutions for the sport’s direction. Final regulations are expected to be confirmed after the World Motor Sport Council meeting in June.
