You need to look again; WEC has new regs in 2022, and 2023 sees the 100 year anniversary of Le Mans; currently only Toyota, however Peugeot, Glickenhaus, Alpine, then Porsche, Audi, Ferrari will join. How long they stay is another matter - but they've all taken the plunge.

For the WRC, 4-5 manufacturers is the ideal number, with 3-4 cars per team, plus affordable cars for privateers; so you get 15-20 top class R1 cars. Is that really too much to ask? If it is, then there's a problem with the new rules/regs.

Put it this way, I was far more optimistic at the start of 1997, than I will be next year.