No, R5's are rubbish compared to WRC, and if everyone would be on WRC2 cars, the big 3 would dominate even more.
Toyota don't have that kind of car, so they would be out. VW said that they don't support ICE anymore, Proton is too small, Skoda is not interested anymore. So that leaves only two options and very unlikely to happen.
The smoke continues to be seen percolating around RB and Max leaving for Mercedes. It would be interesting to see Max and see if how he does.
But if Max does leave, does Red Bull become a...
Maybe if they're lucky, but I think it'll take a lot of work for them to catch the Racing Bulls without Max! :)
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