Funny, at the time the spanish press said that Sordo went to Mini because he refused to become a paying driver at Citroen and that his only financial contribution to Prodrive in 2012 was to accept a wage cutback. It reminds Camilli situation at MSport; everybody keeps saying that FFSA and his personal sponsors pay for his seat, even if Wilson has, more than once, denied it.
It's impossible that Wilson actually saw potential in Eric.
Answer: NO
WRC Regulations
17.1.1 Each Manufacturer must use no more than 2 engines per car
name per season (see also Art.17.2.2 and Art. 17.2.3).
But
17.2.3 When a car does not finish...
Where do you set the limit?
Do you allow a new engine and a new gearbox on every day of every event?
Using your figures that would be €1.5 million in engines and gearboxes every event!
The WRC has some stupid rules.
The manufacturers spent 60 miilions a year or more to win titles, and then they limite engines to only two?
A third one would blow the budgets? Seriously?
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Answer: NO WRC Regulations 17.1.1 Each Manufacturer must use no more than 2 engines per car name per season (see also Art.17.2.2 and Art. 17.2.3). But 17.2.3 When a car does not finish...
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