WRC mainclass from 2027

[deephouse]

We will believe when we will see it. Dacia, Skoda, Hyundai & Lancia already claiming they will not build new car. So who's next? Subaru, M-Sport, Lynk&Co

[Sulland]

I have for many years in here said that we need another group B to Group A transformation.
Manufacturer rally has become too expensive and is very limiting for new talents, due to too few seats in total, and big cooperations keep it safe, with the experienced boys.

I have been fought in here from people that like manufacturer involvment and feel that that is the only way ahead.
The manufacturer map look very much different today than 10-15 years ago, and we now have very few boardmeetings that control the whole car business. Therefore much less possibilities for many teams. And that trend will not stop.

Going back to the most fun period of world rally championship, after Group B was killed off after 86. A few years later the UK and french motorsport industri started to move. And privat teams started to appear, that fought the manufacturers direct.

Hopefully something like that could happen again. Rally will never be like F1, rally in my head is the maverick of motorsport, and FIA cannot put it into the Racing envolope.

I am hoping cost and tech will be pushed back, and driver talent be put to the front.
Us fans and the drivers love to look at and drive Escorts BDAs, BMW M3s and older historic cars. Cars that are hard to drive in the bends, and are driver cars!

if they start up going 3 sec per km ss in the beginning, is ok. Development will happen, but jokers need to be controlled, also to keep cost down, and fun car control up!