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When the cars catch fire and the FIA can't get them back running again, it would be a pretty hard ask to promote!

Formula E they were back within a day or two after their testing fire.

This...

Gee, they really didn't make any effort with the livery of that car...

You mention the 'eye-watering' entry fee

how much is it?

These cars have had a limited shelf life ever since the decision to go full electric.

So why spend a shitload of cash on new cars to please no one?

Natalie was for many WRC rallies run by OMV rally Team / Manfred Stohl Rally Team.

You do realise that STARD - the company behind this concept - is Manfred Stohl's company?

There are not so...

Given the horrible crowd numbers, the question will remain: will they ever go back?

Isn't Peugeot Hansen being replaced by Peugeot Racing themselves?

I thought it was being brought in-house with a new car.

I think Petter has said he's already found the sponsorship to continue the customer relationship with VW Motorsport for next year.

Peugeot - probably leaving, lack of confirmation at this time is...

I think you've misread this.

VW aren't putting in 30 million - there's no way Petter can afford that - he suggest that if teams have to put in that much to match a car that's had WRC-style...

I think it's the opposite.

Where they don't have a broadcaster, it is made available on Livestream.

It's a factory-run team run as a customer operation.

That was well publicised when it was announced.

"We have been watching rallycross very closely for a while now," Smeets told Autosport.
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Only if someone pays VW to make one!

A world RX race is barely as long as a WRC Shakedown stage. Compare those times?

As for 'talent' I'm not sure that's the case. It's just expensive banger racing where however can be stupid enough...

I get a completely different impression.

This sounds like a VW customer operation, plain and simple. Petter (Monster and others) and Johan (VW Sweden) are hiring VW Motorsport to provide them with...

Whatever happened about that clown son of the owners of Lydden and his potential legal troubles?

On what basis do you say that the 'popularity' of WRX will lead to dumbing down of WRC?
What metrics are you using for WRX? I would say that it's a long way from being popular. It's still 'new', but...

I don't believe for a second they're spending anywhere close to those numbers.

Their personnel, logistics, even event costs are minuscule compared to a WRC team.

1 - 1.5 million for a team, I...

On what basis do you say his team is not a factory one?

Would he bring a big audience though? Or just the uk, maybe (they're on a pretty obscure channel)?

Has Loeb or Block brought a big audience?

Not with that team.

I assume he still has his Citroen kicking around - he was at Goodwood with it - so he'll probably just enter himself.

He's come back from suspension before...

The guy's a prat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4vvKFn-Eug

One assumes that was part of the sponsorship deal for the event rather than genuine editorial interest...

They have good growth, but I guess year 2 will the key one for them.

To give some context. their top event was watched by 3.3 million on TV. That's their peak audience.

The WRC top event in...