I don't know that Nico will care too much about how his championship looks to us. I think he'll be quite happy to win ugly, if that's what it takes.
Put it that way and it looks like he can't win .
If he takes it easy , he's won because of the reliability of the car .
If he goes in hard , and they come together , he'll have won only because he was dirty .
Is that too much to read into your statement , Andy ?
I think Toyota wants a challenge and they probably being the only one ready with WRC27 car in time, I think they will seriously think what car they will run against others. Of course they want to...
What's the barriers to entry and incentive for the teams? Just because the top class in combined, it doesn't mean a championship will be open and accessible to every team.
In a combined...
Next year looks like...
(Factory) GR Yaris WRC27 vs
(Factory) Lancia Rally2; Hyundia Rally2; M-Sport Fiesta Rally2 vs
(Customer Teams) GR Yaris Rally2; Skoda Rally2; Citroen Rally2
Williams becomes final team to run its 2026 F1 car on track.
Williams completed this run as part of its 'promotional filming day' allowance. It will complete a second such filming day in Bahrain on...
I suspect Prospeed are doing dev work for the technical department, somebody had to. Shouldn't be issues with them being ready.
WRC mainclass from 2027