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21st November 2019, 16:15 #81
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YLE Sport piece in english.
https://translate.google.com/transla...u%2F3-11077680
another one with interessting viewpoints
https://translate.google.com/transla...u%2F3-11077330
FIA discusses plans to save WRC
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21st November 2019, 16:27 #82
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Kia and Hyundai are same as Peugoet and Citroën. Not likely gonna happen
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21st November 2019, 17:22 #83
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Yep, and Toyota keeps increasing their stake in Subaru https://finance.yahoo.com/news/toyot...64ypUJFjFodpC; btw, with the WRC becoming a sort of battlefield between Japanese and South Korean manus, who knows what will come next…
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21st November 2019, 17:31 #84
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I see only Subaru, Mitsubishi and Suzuki and none other at that market. Maybe Proton but I don't think they have money, except if Geely (Chinese) will throw some funds there).
In European area I still hope that Skoda will step up, since VW is not interested and Seat too is not anymore close that sport. Since PSA fused with FCA I don't see any Italian brand to join either, and Opel under them and their constant crisis will probably never happen. Mini, well don't even bother thinking about that.
Still hoping that Ford will back up M-Sport like they say. They have free marketing from them and that's not right, but what can we do.
Americans don't even know other sports than baseball, rugby and Nascar.
So that leaves us only on Japaneses and Skoda... Fingers crossed
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21st November 2019, 18:04 #85
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This is probably strange, but don't rule out Chinese brands. Electrification is a big thing there it seems
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22nd November 2019, 08:24 #86
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22nd November 2019, 09:22 #87
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Hyundai promote i30 and Veloster through TCR series, even in World class. They are entering with i30 Sedan in British championship too. These cars is not prototypes or something like that in WEC. Toyota promote their pickup Hilux through Dakar and cross country rallies (again world cup). Rallycross too have many ''brands''.
I mean Formula series and sports cars (WEC and similar) are kinda different, but still they promote at least technology and maybe implement that in their future cars, who knows.
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22nd November 2019, 09:47 #88
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22nd November 2019, 09:52 #90
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First leg he will be thinking in Portuguese championship. Then he can go for WRC2.
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