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Race Tech Issue 235

THE DAWN OF WRC’S HYBRID ERA
FIA Rally Director Yves Matton explains the exciting blueprint for the future of the World Rally Championship to Anthony Peacock

BEATING F1’S CHEATS
When the F1 season finally bursts back into life, cars will be carrying a second, encrypted, fuel flow meter. Craig Scarborough examines the technology involved – and the tricks it is designed to counter

NASCAR GETS READY TO RACE
NASCAR is ready to race again after lending its weight to the battle against COVID-19. Mark Skewis reports

INDUSTRY NEWS
F1 world champions lauded for breakthrough with life-saving breathing aid; F1 “biosphere” key to racing return; Audi withdrawal rocks DTM; Speedworks becomes BTCC’s hybrid test partner; Ferrari producing respirator valves; Formula E Gen2 EVO car delayed; WRC hybrid supplier revealed; TOCA to salvage BTCC season; WRX vision must wait

COMMENT
The spectator areas will be deserted when F1 resumes, but Sergio Rinland believes motorsport should grasp the opportunity for a fresh start after the pandemic

ENDURANCE RACING
Larry Holt, Multimatic’s chief technical officer, talks to Chris Pickering about replacing Joest on Mazda’s DPi programme, why IMSA/WEC Convergence can’t fail – and life under lockdown in the ‘turkey shed’!

POWER TECH
The piston ring is something that we all take for granted, but in motorsport and high-performance engines, it assumes greater significance as Total Seal’s Lake Speed Jr tells William Kimberley

POWER TECH
What is Tribology – and what does it have to do with piston rings? Lake Speed explains all

NEW CARS
M-Sport Poland recently revealed its new Fiesta Rally4 car despite its predecessor, the Fiesta R2T19, only being on the market for 15 months. Toby Jennings finds out why