[WRC] News & rumours (part IV) 2016

[Leon]

Totally different, as far as I know homolgation processes for next year are far from over and I would expect them to completely drop development and construction of the 2017 cars. Perhaps someone will keep running this years cars but who cares about that.

When people start saying "it is not yet decided" you know shit is about to go down.

And then Skoda takes turn?

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[dimviii]

I think Paddon is overdoing it with those social media questions thing, it begins to lose its meaning.

it is loosing the meaning because most questions are stupid and they repeat again and again. Prepare some good questions and ask him.

[BigWorm]

Oh, his idol is McRae? Who would've known!

[denkimi]

yes it does. VW will never let the cars out of their hands. They will become museum pieces - just like all the Dakar Touregs.

Have you ever seen a VW WRC chassis used outside of VW Motorsport? They've made heaps of them over the years. All of them are stored somewhere. Their departure won't change that strategy.

they've made 33.
http://www.ewrc-results.com/cars.php...gen-Polo-R-WRC

i don't think hyundai ever sold a wrc car. and i'm not sure about citroen, but i believe you can't by one, only rent one through ph-sport, which is basically owned by citroen.

[N.O.T]

it is loosing the meaning because most questions are stupid and they repeat again and again. Prepare some good questions and ask him.

Very rarely drivers are allowed to answer the good ones honestly

[macebig]

they've made 33.
http://www.ewrc-results.com/cars.php...gen-Polo-R-WRC

i don't think hyundai ever sold a wrc car. and i'm not sure about citroen, but i believe you can't by one, only rent one through ph-sport, which is basically owned by citroen.

Corrado Fontana is running a previous gen i20 WRC in various Italian rallies.Citroen has sold most of the old C4s to various Italian/Belgian/French drivers and they will probably do the same with the DS3s when those beome redundant.

[AL14]

Very rarely drivers are allowed to answer the good ones honestly

totally agree. plus twitter has 140 characters that are not enough for a lot of decent questions.
btw sometimes he gives some info actually.

[kure91]

looking into ewrc-results, also DS3s are even now in private hands, for example chassis #10 and #11 at D-MACK Racing

[macebig]

Yes,also some 2011-12 spec DS3s are sold.

[itix]

And then Skoda takes turn?

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That's actually a valid question...
Say that VW pulled the plug, how much freedom would Skoda have to take over what VW had begun? Probably not for -17 as homolgation time frame for all the components that wouldn't fit a fabia would be waaaay to short... but say 2018?

How tight are the reins from VW headquarters on Skoda motorsport?