Kris Meeke considering retirement following his exit from Toyota.
Kris appears unwilling to find sponsorship for a paid drive, but has been linked with a testing role within Toyota. Also seems unwilling to commit unless this features some appearances in the wrc. Source motorsport.com
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"an international motorsport series dedicated to electric vehicles competing under real road conditions.
The competition features unmodified, road-legal electric vehicles (including...
Thank you and this really is a conundrum.
Maybe it would help for WRC to go the "safety" route then for road relevance. Where else is a better place to develop all those electronic helpers like...
One of two things: brand recall and associated emotions from the audience, or selling cars into the sport.
The values associated with WRC aren't in tune with where EU/western politicians and regs...
I in general wonder what manufacturers get out of motorsport in detail, but since some series are very active in this regard, there must be a ROI somewhere to be had. Hopefully we have some people...
Regular readers saying 'here he goes again'. I've been banging this drum since before even the FIA got with the beat.
WRC mainclass from 2027