[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

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Originally Posted by sollitt

Why is it silly? Because a rally is about getting from the start to the finish in the fastest time. If you don't finish you are nowhere. If you push too hard at the beginning and cannot complete the course you have not completed the contest and therefore should not get points.

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I agree, but modern Rallying doesn't like tradition.
SupeRally was brought in because of lack of Mnaufacturers, meaning less cars on the stages. This issue still hasn't been addressed.
In 2005 4 Factory teams left; Peugeot, Skoda, Mitsubishi & Citroen - only Citroen returned as they promised they would. FiA/ISC should immediately have started working on new car regs to encourage new Manufacturers. It's now 2009, Subaru, Suzuki have also left. Sort this issue and gimmicks aren't needed.

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

In 2005 4 Factory teams left; Peugeot, Skoda, Mitsubishi & Citroen - only Citroen returned as they promised they would. FiA/ISC should immediately have started working on new car regs to encourage new Manufacturers. It's now 2009, Subaru, Suzuki have also left. Sort this issue and gimmicks aren't needed.

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It's not so black and white and it have not much to do with the rules, skoda, mitsu, suzuki and subaru propably left because they did not get any results, at some point bad work can reflect in the marketing.
Peugeot propably left because there was no idea to have 2 PSA makes in the championship, Citroen again did just compete under different name for 1 year.

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Originally Posted by J.Lindstroem

And why is this silly. Apart from that it was better 10 years ago?

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A rally is usually a multi day event.

Are the F1 cars going to stop every 20 laps for a podium too?

What does this mean?

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World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
All competing cars, including existing WRC cars, are eligible for the FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers. Registered Manufacturers must enter two WRC cars in all rounds and use 2009 homologated cars.

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No more nominated drivers?

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Originally Posted by HaCo

What does this mean?

No more nominated drivers?

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Yes, this one is very confusing. What is the point to register for Manufacturer or MT? In terms of Manu you have to take part in all and in case of MT you have to take part in 8 events but still all cars can collect points? I dont get it :-) Ok, One advantage, you can use the latest cars. But if you are not MT you can use all cars anyway?

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Originally Posted by Tomi

It's not so black and white and it have not much to do with the rules, skoda, mitsu, suzuki and subaru propably left because they did not get any results (...)

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WRC technical regulation it’s too demanding and requires a level of expertise and funding almost inaccessible. Don’t have the figures, but certainly Mitsubishi, Skoda and Suzuki budgets were a fraction of those of Citroen and Ford. That’s why a simple and reasonable technical formula like S2000 it’s so appealing to manufacturers and should be adopted at WRC.

Let’s hope that rally background of future FIA president (both candidates have it!) can contribute to, once for all, achieve a clear and sensible regulation for WRC.

I don't think that the main problem for Skoda was budget those years...

Eurosport stop WRC Coverage next year ?????!!!

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Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze

]I don't think that the main problem for Skoda was budget those years...

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Incompetent people in charge and budget, for instance Skoda did have only once tyre manufacturers specialists in test session, when for the other teams it was more or less normal, in every tyre test.

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Originally Posted by Tomi

Incompetent people in charge and budget, for instance Skoda did have only once tyre manufacturers specialists in test session, when for the other teams it was more or less normal, in every tyre test.

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Let's not go down this route again shall we. Since then, various drivers have proved the Fabia WRC was not so bad afterall and there are new people at Skoda Motorsport now who are doing a good job.