Quote Originally Posted by Doon View Post
I'm pretty sure the gap between a 1.0T Fiesta and an R5 is much bigger....and that's the supported ladder in M-Sport/DMACKs eyes!

The whole "super license" is appauling. Any driver can crash a car and kill themselves or spectators, no matter how powerful it is.

So Martin Prokop isn't allowed one of the new cars because it's too powerful......but Latvala, Tanak and Neuville who all regularly throw their cars off the stage are allow one!? What about Henning Solberg? He has more experience than anyone, but is still a gentleman driver? I just really can see how the FIA can justify the license, or who will get one.
If think you've read a bit too much into the proposals. Prokop could get a 2017 car if he wanted. There's no super license, and no evidence that any of the current WRC field would be forced out of the new cars. The biggest barrier initially is car supply. It looks like initially you won't be able to get one without it being run by a manufacturer or some kind of satellite operation. I'm not entirely sure how that would work - but I highly doubt that M-Sport will be able to supply works-run customer cars (e.g. Henning's set-up) until mid-season.

To be honest though a WRC Privateer Cup (shouldn't be branded a championship IMO) would be great for Prokop. He'd finally have something to compete for. You could also put younger guys like a Tidemand in there who maybe doesn't quite have the chance to get into one of the 15 or so works seats next season.