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6th December 2006, 15:17 #1
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The Whole WTCC 2007 SEAT Saga
http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=854
If you read this short article we know we should have at least 2 SEATs next year, but, if my understanding is correct:
It appears SEATSport is run as a wholly separate 'company' from SEAT Spain. And require the national dealers to provide support to run the cars. If this is true Tarquini and Muller have contracts with SEAT Italy/France and they are to provide funding for a further year.
As was this year SEATSport can only run 4 cars (Thompson's and Muller's cars were prepared by ORECA). Therefore there is a maximum of 2 cars left - it looks like SEAT doesnt want to use ORECA next year.
So these can be filled by the national dealers signing contracts with drivers and those providing funding, those drivers could be (past SEAT drivers)
Jason Plato - SEAT Sport UK
Darren Turner - SEAT Sport UK
James Thompson - SEAT Sport UK
Rickard Rydell - SEAT Sport Sweden
Peter Terting - SEAT Sport Germany
Jordi Gene - SEAT Sport Spain
Tom Coronell - SEAT Sport Nedtherlands (run as a semi-works entry in 2006)
+ any others from other national series I am unaware of
Therefore we could easily have 4 SEATs next year again
I can't see SEAT pulling out with the success they have had with the Leon in its first season.
So as of yet we are still waiting for the national dealers to finalise their budgets for next year........
the redbull rally channel officialy gave up on wrc, eh? i mean, they have so much great 20min highlights on redbull motorsport (its more about bikes, but its always good!). too bad they dont care...
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