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Originally Posted by TF110
Perhaps they should have done what Toyota did and evaluate rear and front drive through the hybrid powertrain. As you say, they started testing the E-Tron in July 2011, which is around the time the 2012 regulations were made.
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So Audi should have thrown away the 18 months of work, during which the whole system was designed, when the FIA technical department agreed on the 120 km/h rule?
Audi probably did not have the luxury of developing two hybrid solutions and then choosing the best solution based on track testing and the final rule book. Remember that 2012 was planned to be a development year only for Toyota, whereas Audi had to be ready to face Peugeot in a full WEC season.
BTW the 120 km/h rule was officially
announced on 10/10/2011, but Audi obviously knew this a few months earlier.