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Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours 2019
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25th December 2018, 22:09 #941
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I agree the real reason why they are not joining is political. Just like VW exit was.
For Skoda it's about 60% the money related to coming investments (and the PR/shareholders effect if they use large sums on WRC at same time). The rest is related to the current rules cycle coming to an end in 2-3? years. The new rules definitely need to include some hybridization else WRC ends like WRX did. Since it takes 1-1,5 years+ to develop a winning WRC it's late to join now.
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25th December 2018, 22:56 #942
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Precisely why it's the most unimaginative sport in the world. Anyone can do it. You can barely avoid seeing it. People are force fed its influence and many gorge themselves on it. It's no wonder sponsors love it, other than TV soap operas, there are few things with such a huge audience of sheep like followers.
Rallying is a sport where you can spend 99% of the time just looking at scenery. We can hardly talk on that front!
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26th December 2018, 07:23 #943
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26th December 2018, 08:55 #944
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Has it actually been confirmed when new WRC rules cycle will start? Perhaps it will coincide nicely with the launch of the next Fabia production model.
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26th December 2018, 08:55 #945
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26th December 2018, 11:42 #946
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Firstly football and rally have a big similarity - nothing happens for ages, then a big thing (a goal / a fast car). Its all about the anticipation.
And secend, remember that rally is now live to watch on screen. So you see a lot more action (no boring waiting) and the sponsors now get far more coverage.
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26th December 2018, 12:02 #947
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But still there ain't many of them. Castrol, Repsol, Martini, 555 have all been pretty long time in WRC. Even Marlboro was there too. Now there is only maybe Redbull that's left. With Abu Dhabi gone we don't know if they will be back.
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26th December 2018, 12:16 #948
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Tobacco product advertisement has been forbidden for nearly thirty years. Crying that they are not involved anymore is... strange at least.
Alcohol advertisement has been partially forbidden in certain countries as well. Since WRC is global You can't expect involvement of a company which would need to remove its adverts for part of the events.
For the rest it's easy to say that some company was involved and isn't anymore and completely omit the opposite case - the companies which were never involved in the past but are now in. You can start with Toyota sponsors Microsoft or DMG Mori.Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump
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26th December 2018, 12:45 #949
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Is there any other sport where a sponsor follows the world champion to whichever team he's with, like RB have with Ogier ?
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26th December 2018, 12:49 #950
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Of course, many sportsmen have their own personal sponsors.
Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump
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