because of running costs! privateers didnt have budget to do wrc2 so irc/erc was the next best thing and everyone went there... I think thats the big difference between s2000 and r5 cars...
R5 don't have lower runing cost than S2000 cars. They are cheaper to buy but not to run, especially in WRC2.
These two statements are the most worrying. It doesnt bode well for their short or long-term future:
Lappi added that such a situation is too dangerous to compete at the top level: “It’s damn hard...
Biggest brain is British - Mr Fowler
Lindström - Finnish
Ogier - French
Evans - British
Solberg - Swede/Norwegian
Abideboul - French
Demaison - French
Neuville - Belgian
Fourmaux - French
Overdrive is as much 'Toyota' as M-Sport is 'Ford'....
Private company hiring who they want, and I suspect this is him no longer involved in WRC27 project. I wonder if they're realised how...
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/hyundai-moves-its-test-base-from-finland-to-france/ sorry, my big mistake, test base.
Hyundai WRT