There were not manufacturers in ERC or national championships, it was dealer teams, which is different. Manufacturers are interested mainly about highest category and homologating the cars. But if...
William Creighton had quite big crash on pre-event test, also fire extinguishers were in operation. Team hopes car is repairable for the race...
Exactly. I gave up of post a lot of times. Pitty, sad, but true.
Still maybe a bit of stupid idea. But in my oppinion you need to go where racing or off-roading is the core business. High powered street cars like Ferrari / Lambo or jeeps (don't know the brands...

Surely not going to come if a production run of 25,000 4 seats models rule is in place.
WRC mainclass from 2027