Quote Originally Posted by AndyRAC View Post
Currently, very few manufacturers are interested in being in the WRC; costs are still too high, and the value simply isn't there.......Cut costs and increase value. Easy to say, but harder to do.
Please specify "manufacturers".
My take is: can all the current Rally1 manufactures considered as a true manu? Without a doubt M-Sport is not, it only has manu backing from Sport but at the same time M-Sport is a huge contributor to the business model of WRC by providing cars for other classes apart from Rally1. Probably Toyota Gazoo WRC is in the same boat here and could be considered as an apart legal entity affiliated with Toyota Gazoo Europe (or has that changed recently?) but not providing any other cars besides Rally1. Hyundai Motorsport based at Alzenau is besides Rally1/2 cars for WRC also providing racing cars for WTCR, TCR and ETCR, so they have a broad business model

What I am trying to find out here is: what is the aim of the current manufacturers in WRC. Is the for the business model or is it for a broader sense? Could that be an example for other so called manufactures to step in?