The future of Private WRC Teams ?

[Sulland]

Petter has said he will continue to run his own team, due to the freedom he feels it gives. Maybe others will start to see the same, and get out of all the team order business that to a certain degree destroys the fun of WRC !

Will we see more private teams in 2010, and maybe especially from 2011 onwards ?

[ProRally]

Specially with the S2000 World Cup, it give same privileges as works team, but more flexibility.

[grugsticles]

Personally I think works team should be banned.
IMO all they seem to do is create a huge bias and bad influence on the people making the decisions for the WRC. Look at Ford and Citroen nowadays, they get what they want because if they don't they threaten to leave.
I do like how the IRC is run, many teams using basically the same machinery. One or two teams dont seem to have a major say in what happens and it creates an equal championship for the fans. I do admit there are a couple of teams who seem to have the edge, but thats how all well run motor sport is - your at the top for a while until someone else beats you, at which point you strive to get that little bit faster.

I wouldnt mind if a manufacturer could sponsor/support a team, as long as there were budget restrictions in place.

I guess the downfall of private teams is the lack of development achieved. If a car is slow to start with, it will take a long time for that car to be up to speed where as works teams tend to have the resources to push development when required.

Just my opinion

[lcd]

More private teams will be reviving for the championship.
This Manufactors monarchy must end sometime..!

[jimakos]

More private teams will be reviving for the championship.
This Manufactors monarchy must end sometime..!

Absolutely right LCD.
In some years I think there will not be team tables!
Every driver will participating alone with his mechanics

[N.O.T]

Official teams will never and should not be banned....they are the reason the sport evolved all these years, did you see any inovation from a private team??

Also when you spend millions in R&D you have to use the result to advertise yourself.....name a company of any kind that uses money just because it loves whats its doing, its all about profit guys....come back to reality

yuou want to see local heros go visit your village events in your country...want to see the best you have to have someone to believe in them and pay them to drive.

Private teams mean more rich guys like Rautenbach and less guys like loeb/hirvonen

[Tomi]

Agree with N.O.T. in general, but more private teams also bring more possibilities to guys who can drive aswell, i guess in the future there will be teams where 1 guy can drive and the other guy can pay.

[AndyRAC]

Which is why when new car regs/rules are drawn up, the cars must be as simple and as cheap as is possible. Then you can get lots of National/Club drivers entering their home round in cars similar to the 'stars'. As used to happen with the old Escort RS Mk I & II.

Won't happen mind you...

[JFL]

If Petter Solberg or another privateer won a rally in a C4 or a Focus in front of a works Ford or Citröen.. Would that look bad for Ford and Citröen? Would they sell less cars? It's still a Citröen or Ford.. They should be happy.. More teams driving their cars, and more competition.. Of course they have to deliever the same specs to all the teams..
I can understand why they won't an old Xsara to beat their new C4 or a "escort" beat the Focus.. But ..c'mon...

[N.O.T]

If Petter Solberg or another privateer won a rally in a C4 or a Focus in front of a works Ford or Citröen.. Would that look bad for Ford and Citröen? Would they sell less cars? It's still a Citröen or Ford.. They should be happy.. More teams driving their cars, and more competition.. Of course they have to deliever the same specs to all the teams..
I can understand why they won't an old Xsara to beat their new C4 or a "escort" beat the Focus.. But ..c'mon...

same old norwegian bitter boys..... and yes they would sell less cars.