WRC main class in 2025

[Mirek]

Are you saying that the Puma is unsuitable become Ford's future Rally 2/ 3 car ? It's the best-selling car in the UK and the trend for such crossovers is strong looking ahead.

You can't base future regulations on something what is on the market today. You have to look ahead in the future. Otherwise you will have to come over and over again with some last minute mess. A successful championship needs long term stability and a stability without taking the future into account is impossible.

[WRCStan]

You, and too many others have your heads in the sand.......

Maybe, if the context is how to ensure WRC survives one more season by only changing the car regs and not tackling the issues, then it looks like I do.

From another POV, mine, thinking a WRC sustains without the manufacturers' might as entrant sponsors is having your head in the sand. That's where the FIA now sit IMO. If they want long term sustainability they need to rip up both the commercial arrangements and sporting principles and think again. Nobody seems to want to have these conversations here but then not enough people understand/take interest in the former, and not enough people even want to see the latter change. But that's where I sit when I support RC1 using Rally1 as proxy.

[Kenneth]

I think mr. Sainz is right, skip Rally1.
FIA can make a safetycell-based Rally2 ruleset that can be the next generation or for teams that don't have a suitable car-option.

So you propose... the proposed 2027 Rally1 cars?

[PLuto]

You can't base future regulations on something what is on the market today. You have to look ahead in the future. Otherwise you will have to come over and over again with some last minute mess. A successful championship needs long term stability and a stability without taking the future into account is impossible.

But important question is - what is the future?

[Mirek]

But important question is - what is the future?

Exactly. I stated here plenty of times in the past that it's a million Dollar question however we can, at least, say what is not the future - and thirty years old model for regulations is definitely one of those things.

[WRCStan]

But important question is - what is the future?

Ask the manufacturers, most have long term strategies.

[PLuto]

Ask the manufacturers, most have long term strategies.

They dont know also...

[WRCStan]

They dont know also...

Whether they go the 'correct' route and whether they put all eggs in one basket or not is not the point. All have a plan they are working to and can get a marketing team behind.

[Andre Oliveira]

They dont know also...

So what's better? Long term for nothing or "sailing by sight" with little changes?

[skarderud]

So you propose... the proposed 2027 Rally1 cars?

A lesser version actually, the proposed was something between todays Rally1 and Rally2.
Rally2 as is, a safetycellbased rally2 for teams that not have suitable car.
And i really don't care if the manu's keep up or not, if its Hyundai or Redbull as "brand" .

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