Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
The dilemma when talking to manus while making the rules is always the same...

a) listen to the 2-3 manus that are in the series at the moment to make them stay
or
b) listen more to those interested in joining (but then you need firm commitment at some point)

The manus already in the series are very likely to want as few changes as possible so that they have a development advantage and can re-use as much of their existing cars as possible. The manus interested in joining will likely want the opposite.
And the solution is nearly always option (a) - which, understandably is the safe option.

I've often wondered when new regs are proposed whether the FiA are brave/ radical enough to go for option (b) if the new regs suit another set of Manufacturers better? New regs tend to be an evolution of the previous regs. It would be interesting if they went in another direction....


Costs are an important consideration for Manufacturers; however, they'll think its worth joining if there is an excellent RoI/ media exposure, etc Does the current WRC offer this? I'm not sure it does.