“Not to mention this being a more cost-effective solution for customer drivers, it allows drivers like Mārtiņš to make the step up to Rally1 more comfortably so that we can widen the Rally1 field.

“Mārtiņš has an impressive resume and is a perfect candidate for debuting this new non-hybrid strategy. It was a good opportunity to give him the seat time in Poland before competing with full hybrid on his home event.”

Sesks, who finished as runner-up in the Junior WRC in 2020, currently competes full-time in the ERC, piloting a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2. He retired from the opening round of the year in Hungary while leading, breaking his left rear wheel on the penultimate stage.