But if a team like Stobart/OMV - or Onebet Jipocar - would register as a manufacturer team (paid the entry fee)?
Will the 2017 Polos be available for rallying next year or have all the cars already been converted to rallycross?
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Capito: VW domination would have continued...
http://www.autosport.com/news/report...ued-EUR-capito
Good riddance.We didn't need another year of VW dominance.Fun fact is they are now dominating RX, the same sport that rose to prominence thanks to their WRC domination....
He confirms that they stopped developing the old Polo in 2015 and that in 2016 they did no testing with it.
Imo this was rather visible during the second half of 2016 where Hyundai started catching up. (Comparing Latvala/Mikkelsen with Neuville/Paddon speed)
Sounds like it still hurts Mikkelesen. He was sooo desperate to get a '17 Polo running somehow, maybe that's why he didnt push hard for a different factory-seat.
"The '17 Polo was a very, very impressive car," Mikkelsen said.
"And look at the world championship standings at the moment: Ogier is leading and Latvala is there and I think we would have been as well.
"So, yeah, I can see what Jost is saying - it's just a shame the dream didn't become the reality."