So there is scope for VW to retain at least one driver if they wanted to be primary tester on the R5 car. Same as Abbring has done for Hyundai.
Only thing is that will not satisfy either of the current 3 drivers.
VW has Depping as test driver, but I think they can get others who developed the Fabia R5 too (Loix, Baumschlager, etc.) for much less money than keeping either of the three around.
On paper, maybe. But you could easily do the same with F1. Because the final regulations weren't set until end of 2025, things were changing every time.
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