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23rd August 2017, 14:11 #321
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Some potentially big news in MN which impacts the driver market.
The WRC commission are discussing whether to implement a rule which allows teams to have three points scoring cars for the manufacturer championship from a possible four nominated drivers. (Right now it's 2 from 3). Which means it will be in the interests of teams to run a fourth car.RS Motorsport Media - Follow me on Instagram: rsmotorsportmedia
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23rd August 2017, 14:11 #322
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23rd August 2017, 14:22 #323
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That does seem as a rather drastic push that will increase costs, but obviously manufacturers can still keep running 3 cars, it also partly blocks other teams from points if all 3 finish.
I'd first implement what Nandan suggested, that is M-nominated cars that don't score points (because they are 3rd from same team), block other M cars from these points.
Example from Germany:
- Evans and Lappi were M-nominated but since both were 3rd car from their team they didn't score points and didn't count in results which is why Paddon got points for 7th M-place, and Sordo for 8th
- with "blocking" Paddon would get M-points for 8th and Sordo for 10th
There is always also the option of allowing 4 cars to be nominated but only count 2 best places. That gives some incentive for 4th car but doesn't make it necessary.Last edited by mknight; 23rd August 2017 at 14:26.
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23rd August 2017, 14:54 #324
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Matton admitted his focus was more on 2018 and organising his team for next season rather than on the next three rallies. Asked if Meeke remained part of those plans, he replied: “He has a contract and he is part of the team.”
The final decision on Meeke’s future is, however, out of Matton’s hands. PSA Peugeot Citroen CEO Carlos Tavares will decide who drives for the Versailles team.
https://www.motorsport-news.co.uk/ne...to-be-decided/
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23rd August 2017, 16:34 #325
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23rd August 2017, 17:29 #326
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23rd August 2017, 18:40 #327
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The mention to Mr. Tavares is the confirmation that drivers changes will occur. Current drivers have 2018 contracts, so there was no need for PSA CEO approval on them. His intervention is probably linked with the extra money needed to sign Ogier. Anyway, I really hope Carlos Tavares will be able to help Citroen Racing in a more active way and he won’t just decide the driver’s line up; the team management also seems to need a reform…
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24th August 2017, 11:06 #328
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24th August 2017, 11:27 #329
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I don't know any actual numbers but I remember in the mid 2000s most teams were running 3 or even 4 cars for 14 rallies. Then they moved to 16 rallies and everyone complained of the cost and downgraded to 2 cars. In a way it makes sense that it's cheaper to add a car to your team since all the logistics and equipment (aside from the car, extra spares and car specific personnel) is there already but if you add a rally you have to organize the whole shebang once more.
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24th August 2017, 13:47 #330
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http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/augus...7--12-12-.html
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