Quote Originally Posted by Allez Andruet View Post
Exaggerating: so the R4 guys will take all the sponsorship money away from R2 drivers?
No No No, you don't understand.
The point is, that you will need a lot of budget to fight for "only" a class win. Overall you can't do much. It's easier to find a bit more money if you can challenge for overall win.
Fe, let's say you need 100.000 for a program with an R5 car and 75.000 for the same program with an R4. It will be easier to find that 100.000 as you challenge for the overall win. You get much more return than for a class win.

That's the reason R3 is dead. Too expensive and you only fight for class win. R4 will be even more expensive, so I think Mirek is right.