Quote Originally Posted by Mirek View Post
Guys, as we discussed already in the past. It's unfortunately a fact that the society is changing and that the marketing value of motorsport will reasonably decrease in the future due to the very simple fact that promoting green energies via motorsport simply can not work becuase of the very principle that ecology and motorsport are oxymorons. Most of the petrolheads who create largest part of the motorsport audience refuse green energies, especially electricity and the people who buy electric cars largely ignore or outright refuse motorsport as a whole.

I would not put that much weight to the public talk, be it from manufacturers or FIA because in my opinion behind the curtain there are serious discussions of the carmaker managing boards how to replace the motorsport in their future marketing activities. In that case they can use whatever excuse comes to their hand to quit at any time. Not saying that FIA is not part of the problem, of course.

IMHO FIA shall ASAP start to addapt the rules to be friendliest possible for the privateers because those will most likely stay while the future with the manufacturers it's at least uncertain.
You are looking through the glasses of a rich westerner.

There are still billions of people in asia and afrika hoping to be able to buy a car. They are the fastest growing markets in the world.
They just want to replace their ox cart or moped, they don't care about ecology or global warming.

80 million cars are sold annually, and only 2 million of those are electric. That leaves a market share of 97,5% tot cars on fossil fuel.

Don't let european green propaganda cloud your vision. When government doesn't push electric cars, nobody buys them.

The petrol car is here to stay for at least a few more decades.