[WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017

[Rally Power]

I have no idea if it means anything. We have to wait and see how it is in the future. The thing is that VW is no longer the main driving body in VAG and IMO it's not good to automatically count with something similar like VW-Audi-Seat partnership on circuits.

Totally agree on Porsche having a special status inside VW group, but that’s hardly the case for Skoda. It's pretty reasonable to believe that Skoda is now sharing R5 knowledge just like Seat did with TCR and it wouldn’t even be a total surprise to see an Ibiza R5 coming out after the Polo.

If VAG are pulling out Porsche from WEC already, thats quite a straight change in direction course. It means they are determined to go electric no matter what.

Hopefully, the current e-mobility bubble is going to burst (an all electrical future is not viable) and then VW, Audi and Porsche will be able to return to the motorsport lead; meanwhile, they’re using FE as a marketing tool and keeping contact with major series through 2nd level categories (R5, GT3, GTE, etc).

Btw, here’s a sharp view on FE: http://www.automobilemag.com/news/re...formula-e-yet/