As the article says, he's forgotten about 2012 when VW tested extensively with both a VW Polo and the Fabia S2000. And did the full WRC with VW run Skoda Fabia S2000s - has any new team been so thoroughly prepared for a WRC debut??
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If it is just a new investor (not a new Promoter) that means they wont be changing anything except financial matters. And yes, the FIA has to decide and approve the Regs.
You're way off topic lads.
Back to the WRC27... Toyota has back-to-back tested vs the Yaris Rally2:
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/toyota-back-to-backed-2027-car-with-rally2/
Ogier competition when he won every title:
-2008 (JWRC)
-1. Ogier - 42pt
-2. Burkart - 34pt
-3. Prokop - 32pt
Also there was Abbring on 13th place.
-2013:
-1. Ogier - 290pt
-2....
It's the whole WRC world like that. Nothing is clear until it's clear, while in other sports there are rumours, articles, interviews, official statements and all that way before it will actually...
If it is just a new investor (not a new Promoter) that means they wont be changing anything except financial matters. And yes, the FIA has to decide and approve the Regs.
Hyundai WRT