Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
I'm translating direct quotes from Mahonen about creating the 2017 rules because this stuff is golden

"We have to accept that when car manufacturers are involved, it's extremely difficult to control costs"

About going to R5
"We considered going to R5 but we would lose 150 million Euros coming to the sport"
It is hard to control cost if you keep changing the regulations, and use political reasons to do so.
In large parts of the world ICE will be 99% of the market for years to come.
Fully electric is currently nor possible in rally
Hybrid is a Parentises in the car history, no use going there for rally.

So manufacturers pay 150 mill to FIA to participate.

Still I think looking at the current corona situation, and that car manus struggle with sales, FIA should keep it simple and run with R5/Rally2 as top dog for a few years. Give FIA and the manufacturers more time to agree on rules for lets say 2024. Corona will be a challenge for at leat one more year from date, if not longer.

That will give all some time to breathe and find the way ahead.