Interesting hypothesis. The only flaw in your analysis is that those were better cars than the SF25. All of those cars won races. In fact, the Chinese GP, where Hamilton won the Sprint race, is along your thinking. The SF25 went downhill from that race on. This season tells us nothing about Ferrari's future, but it tells us a lot about how much they messed up by changing an already great car. So, unfortunately, your theory does not hold up.
It's not a theory, it's facts.
And the quality of the car is rather irrelevant when comparing team-mates, as by nature, they are driving the same car.
Oct. 31, 1999 - one of the blackest days in motorsports.
Colin was planning for the R4 to be sold as road version too, in limited numbers. I'd be fine with that.
And it's not the only car in history to be "made up" for rallying. Few cars in France in...
There's been one before, the McRae R4...
https://dirtfish.com/rally/the-one-off-mcrae-rally-car-designed-for-pure-driving/
Would we be happy seeing bespoke cars like this in WRC ?
If they are bespoke design, it means they don't resemble any road model. Getting rid of even the tiny factor that linked Rally1 with production model is just insulting...
The non-European rally fans...
No, they can if they want to, but they're not required to. That's my point, they want to get rid of even the minimal, loose tie to a car that exists on the market.
As far as I understood every entry will be required to be related to a manufacturer and a car model that exists on the roads, right? The general public will continue to look at these Safety Cell with...
Colin was planning for the R4 to be sold as road version too, in limited numbers. I'd be fine with that. And it's not the only car in history to be "made up" for rallying. Few cars in France in...
WRC mainclass from 2027