There won’t be any technical regulation changes for the next three years in the World Rally Championship, French rallying website, Best of Rally Live, has revealed.
The decision, taken by the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) and manufacturers, comes as a cost-cutting measure for the sport. The manufacturers involved have also agreed to freeze World Rally Car evolutions for 2014, therefore, we won’t be seeing any hybrid cars before 2017.
Two-car teams will only be able to use six chassis next year compared with eight in 2013; only three engines per competition number will be permitted in 2014, while key mechanical assemblies (transmission, front subframe, rear subframe, steering rack) will be grouped in sets for two, three or four rallies.
R4 cars (Subaru Impreza, Mitsubishi Lancer) will no longer be authorized to compete in Europe, however, they will be able to continue for one more year in Asia and Africa. S2000 and RRC cars will remain eligible, but there won’t be any new homologations.