[WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017

[stefanvv]

pay 15 millions to homologate the car.All the others have paid it.All the other cars are homologated and paided.
Nobody asked to participate WITHOUT HOMOLOGATION.

Obviously I don't understand something. Isn't there going NOT to be a homolagation for the Polo if they allow it to participate?

[stefanvv]

hey are had limited program, VW wants the same this year

Of course not, that's not comparable at all.

What did I said

[Tarmop]

They would give a car to Mikkelsen, who would pay and drive a few times, nothing about returning next season. Like I once said, they clearly stated they were finished and 2017 Polo will never compete, especially as a privateer`s car. It`s inappropriate, not to mention the fact what they said about Citroen last year, whose DS3 was an old car from a company with long rally traditions and who promised that they will return full-time in 2017. Mini also promised to do a full season but as for VW, they haven`t promised anything and those 2-3 events aren`t worth the trouble for everyone else.

And no, i wasn`t happy about them leaving in the first place.

[dimviii]

Obviously I don't understand something. Isn't there going NOT to be a homolagation for the Polo if they allow it to participate?

everything is explained .Read again.

[stefanvv]

everything is explained .Read again.

You claim never happened a manufacturer to have limited program before they are fully engaged the following year in wrc? Oh dear, oh dear
But.... if VW won't continue in 2018 as full entry, I am totally speechless then....

[Tarmop]

Looking at the rate of different scandals still rising, i doubt it. Only if Nasser or some other rich person rents them.

[dimviii]

You claim never happened a manufacturer to have limited program before they are fully engaged the following year in wrc? Oh dear, oh dear....

you forget for 3rd time that polo is NOT HOMOLOGATED.
So yes never again any manufacture asked to run a non homologated car.

But.... if VW won't continue in 2018 as full entry, I am totally speechless then....

that's good to keep speechless.

[N.O.T]

You claim never happened a manufacturer to have limited program before they are fully engaged the following year in wrc? Oh dear, oh dear
But.... if VW won't continue in 2018 as full entry, I am totally speechless then....

you do realise there are professionals out there that can help you right ? we are not in the 20s anymore....

[stefanvv]

that's good to keep speechless.

you don't have to worry about that. Silence is gold But don't be greedy, it's not literal. May be I'll tell You some day, if You behave, may be.

[Rally Power]

you forget for 3rd time that polo is NOT HOMOLOGATED.

The Polo technical homologation was done; only FIA/WRC administrative requirements won’t allow it to be used.

Btw, the Mini was homologated on condition BMW/Mini would run a full season the year after. We all know that FIA permitted an irregular move from BMW to get another team than Prodrive to run officially the Minis after MC. The solution was Araujo private entry (alongside Nobre), run by Motorsport Italia team, otherwise the car homologation would be cancelled (and private owners would be forced to sue BMW).

It doesn’t seem ‘unfair’ to get that kind of conditional homologation for the ’17 Polo. If next year VW doesn’t run it, homologation should be cancelled and the car put on the museum. Meanwhile fans would get the chance to see it in action and maybe (yep, that’s a huge maybe) VW could reconsider their rashly decided pull out.