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http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/a...c-seat-734737/
Qatari rally driver Nasser Al-Attiyah has revealed he is in talks for a seat at Volkswagen's WRC outfit for the last six rounds of the 2016 season.
Although he has been racing in WRC events since 2004, Al-Attiyah only drove a World Rally Car for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, taking a best finish of fourth in Rally Portugal.
He then went on to win both the 2014 and 2015 editions of WRC2, amassing seven wins in the process.
The multiple Dakar Rally winner and two-time WRC2 champion told Motorsport.com that will not return to the series this year as he concentrates on preparing for the men's skeet competition in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
After competing at Rio, he wants to compete in WRC with Volkswagen in the main class, getting the seat through Qatar Holding, which has 17 percent share in the VW Group.
"I’ve spoken to Volkswagen, regarding a drive in the Polo R WRC car under their management," revealed Al-Attiyah to Motorsport.com.
"I want to race with its second team, which includes Andreas Mikkelsen. If I get the approval, I’ll start competing from Rally Germany and will do six rounds, until the end of the season.
"And if I don’t get the green light, then, I won’t be interested in competing in WRC2, as I’ll keep the budget that I have for next year," he added.
The 45-year-old said, should the deal not happen, he will continue racing in Middle East Rally Championship, where he won the season opener on home soil, and cross-country events.
"I’ll continue competing in cross-country rallies this year, in addition to the Middle East Rally Championship," he said.
Additional reporting by Khodr Rawi
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triple post actually, i posted it last page last post, lol
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Would be cool to see.
I guess it comes down to what Nasser (or whoever) is paying, versus the increase in resources for VW at a busy time of the season. And whether they think it's worth it.
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Where is this 4th VW coming from?
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Well, testing machine i guess?
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Qatar owns 17% of VW shares.
There's your reason. Otherwise there'd be no way VW would even think about putting Nasser in one of their cars.
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$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Wonder if it'll come true
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A car for 6 WRC rounds is insignificant compared to 4 Billion Euro loss
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/vw-scandal-...y-loss-1521498
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Some type of crowd funding or investment challenge is on for Emil Bergkvist. Saying he needs to drive this year in WRC2 and all possibilities for a seat in WRC in 2017. But still short of funding for full rest of season 2016. Have a look yourself at
https://www.facebook.com/EMIL-Bergkv...4805148554356/
