Quote Originally Posted by Francis44 View Post
My point about nationalities is not UK focused, what I was trying to say is that it is difficult to engage "casuals" around the World when they have no one to support, I hate to bring up football, but look how engaged "casuals" are when their country is qualified for the World Cup, after their country is out of the competition, they completely loose interest in it. Sorry if I was not so clear.


In the end the problem with WRC, and with any motorsport for that matter, is that is utterly difficult to sell it via TV, internet. Much of the appeal is lost on the screens.

Anyway I struggle to see how electric cars would help promoters bring more people to the sport, that would only help manus squeeze more money out of the table of CEO's for their programmes.
Since You bring the "national" side interest one of my points was, if there are more manufacturers interested to enter (let's say because technology rules change), that would be only good for the sport. There are people (like me), who would watch some race not only his fella countryman competes, but if his favorite car maker also competes, is interested in technologies part, etc. Probably those people are not many, but anyway my point was different - more manufacturers - more competition - more interest from different countries - more interest in the sport in general, despite we lose one of the most appealing aspects - the sound of the car. But how many are able to evaluate this if they are sitting at home in front of PC/TV and are not at the stages? - Almost no one, the promotion is not about that.

And if more manufacturers are interested in the sport, the more variety of drivers around the world we'll watch, I can assure of that.