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Maybe as Ford have done in other motorsport in the past, they are still backing them but are not a manufacturer team so they don't have to pay the exorbitant FIA costs. Drivers Championship still does mean something to Ford's marketing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Ford are seen to be doing the right thing in stepping away from full on funding in the eyes of shareholders, general public and employees.
I wreckon give it 18 months and they will be back as a manufacturer team.
Ray
Removing the last sentence, I read more or less that exact statement from Gerard Quinn (I believe it was him) in one of the latest Racecar Engineering magazines..Quote:
Originally Posted by raybak
He said that although they werent directly funding the team, they would still do their utmost to help M-Sport in whatever way they could - the difference being that it was no longer funding, but just other things they could help out with.
Ford (or someone) must still be paying the FIA fees though.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChristianArp
You can only have registered teams (such as Qatar WRT and Qatar M-Sport WRT are) if they are competing in cars from a registered manufacturer.
With that logic MINI (or someone) has paid also, because we have Lotos Team WRC with MINI (M/T entry)Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
Lotos Team WRC is M2, and does not need to have Mini involved.......?
Under the WRC Regulations as they stand you do.Quote:
Originally Posted by alleskids
A WRC Team:
7.3.1 Undertakes to take part in a minimum of 7 nominated rallies including two outside Europe with
one, two or more World Rally cars of the same make.
7.3.2 Will be eligible to score Manufacturer’s points only if cars of the same homologation are used as
those of a Manufacturer under Art. 7.2 or as a new Manufacturer under Art. 4.1.2.
Perhaps with the sponsorship for Mentos it pays the entry fee...
Same with Qatar.. They pay M-Sport the sponsorship, M-Sport then use some of the money to pay entry.
Don't people know this? Then M-Sport has money to pay employees, and Malcolm wage and development of car and travel costs etc
Lotos Team paid 21K Euros to be registered as a Team and score points for manufacturers championship, while Ford main team (Mads and Novikov I think) is a Manufacturer team, paying 300k euros.
I read it as: M2 team can score points with an WRCar homologated for WRC. the Mini is stil an homologated WRCar. A M2 team can also use a S2000 of Skoda or Peugeot if they wish, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend
Wasn't that the reason why BMW supported Motorsport Italia last year, so the homologotion etc. is done now?Quote:
Originally Posted by rallyfiend