he recommendation by the FIA to drop hybrids from the World Rally Championship in the middle of a rule cycle is a strange one but, at the same time, long term one that can be understood. On the face of it, the teams have been busy managing the technology in competition, the FIA has mastered the safety aspects and the manufacturers have what they wanted: a car that carries similar badging to their products sold on the road. But not the same technology, of course. What’s needed in
