[WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017

[Munkvy]

It's a bit of a waste, I feel if the FIA had promoted it as an idea sooner, it would have been well suited to targeting rich nobodies who want to drive a WRC car and have a chance to get themselves a trophy in the process. Would have suited Citroen and MSport too, as keeps some money coming in for them.

With only a few seconds thinking of potential customers, I can think of a few people who it would suit well... Paulo Nobre, Bertelli, the various Arabian businessmen (except Nasser perhaps), Ken Block, the list goes on. Definitely a lost opportunity! Although you would have to run them behind the WRC2 cars to make sure their accidents didn't slow too many people down! And maybe the results would have to be on a separate table, so that you can't see on TV that they get beaten by R3 cars.

[Simmi]

What attention will they get in '17 cars ? If this forum is anything to go by, just ridicule...

Only TV mentions they typically get are when they crash.

[Mirek]

Driving power stage live on TV, having better starting number, better service place, driving in front of a larger crowd, crossing the start ramp among the top crews and we can go on.

Try to understand that there is simply no advantage in driving some useless and invisible trophy nobody cares about.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Driving power stage live on TV, having better starting number, better service place, driving in front of a larger crowd, crossing the start ramp among the top crews and we can go on.

Vanity in other words.

[Franky]

Vanity in other words.

It's human nature. Would you drive Formula Ford, if you've got money for a F1 drive?

[Mirek]

Vanity in other words.

No, simple logic. It's not like the trophy is for free. The whole thing costs enormous money and it's perfectly logical to want the best possible service for what You pay instead of virtually throwing them out of the window. Of course human nature is another very important factor. Why shall anyone prefer not to take part in the very best league (when he can) is beyond me.

[dimviii]

https://www.autosport.com/news/repor...huge-challenge

[Fast Eddie WRC]

No, simple logic. It's not like the trophy is for free. The whole thing costs enormous money and it's perfectly logical to want the best possible service for what You pay instead of virtually throwing them out of the window. Of course human nature is another very important factor. Why shall anyone prefer not to take part in the very best league (when he can) is beyond me.

I notice amongst all the reasons you listed (for having a 2017 WRC) there is no mention of:

1. Competing against the best WRC drivers in the world
2. To try to set fastest time on a WRC rally stage
3. To try to win a WRC rally

I would have time for your argument if you had... but you know as well as I do that these privateers have no chance of doing any of them.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

https://www.autosport.com/news/repor...huge-challenge

"This is a very big challenge for me and for the team," Ostberg told Autosport.
"If it all works, we should get some time with the car this weekend,
but that's not going to give me anything like the kind of experience the others have had with these cars in the last six months."

He wants to be in a 2017 car but Mads getting his excuses ready early.

[Rallyper]

"This is a very big challenge for me and for the team," Ostberg told Autosport.
"If it all works, we should get some time with the car this weekend,
but that's not going to give me anything like the kind of experience the others have had with these cars in the last six months."

He wants to be in a 2017 car but Mads getting his excuses ready early.

So Mads is not allowed having explicit excuses like other drivers had in the past and many of you guys find relevant regarding your own homedrivers?