WRC mainclass from 2027

[deephouse]

There was articles about new constructor/manufacturers comitting. And also before that promoter will be revealed in june. I read that they have this meeting at the end of this month, but by their usual timeline of course nothing will be revealed for some time. As I was saying, I honestly don't believe that anybody is even interested at the moment, for commiting or even being promoter. I will change my mind when it will be official. Too many teasing and promising were already out and all we got was a little information about two new constructors/privateers and Hyundai probably leaving for good... Oh, right and Toyota struggling to match the performance of their Rally2 car. The time is ticking and all I know that everything is too late, absolutely everything. The WRC27 season will be a mess.

[WRCStan]

The WRC27 season will be a mess.

It absolutely will and always was going to be. Eras don't switch overnight.

[Ferranis]

Middle of June and we have only seen the Toyota on track, no new promoter, no new (real) manufacturer. It's going great

[Fast Eddie WRC]

"The new cars will cost something like €350,000 each to produce, and running three cars will cost something like €25 to €30 million per year in the future; we won't be talking about €70 million per season anymore."

So how are these new Tuners going to afford this, or the drivers ? It seems like only all-in OEM's could.

[Ferranis]

"The new cars will cost something like €350,000 each to produce, and running three cars will cost something like €25 to €30 million per year in the future; we won't be talking about €70 million per season anymore."

So how are these new Tuners going to afford this, or the drivers ? It seems like only all-in OEM's could.

+ give it 2 years or so and we are back at 70 again (if 30 mill is even correct)

The type of car really does not matter at all to be frank. Toyota would spend 70 million on a Rally4 car.

Without a team cost cap - no dice for the other tuners / teams against Toyota

[Kenneth]

It absolutely will and always was going to be. Eras don't switch overnight.

Yeah everyone is praising endurance LMH/LMDh because there are 13 manus who built a car + 3 "tuners".

You know how many of them were there at the start of 2021? Just Toyota, plus Alpine with renamed LMP2 car.

[deephouse]

We are angry because every damn other discipline on FIA list have normal timelines, announcements, media exposures and at the end interest, but WRC is for them like some sort second class or not worthy sport... And all they do is teasing, promising, make things worse everytime and ruin absolutely everything. They think that they are raising interest with that approach, but they are achieving completely opposite effect. The only thing that is really unbeliveable is that countries do fight to have a spot on calendar. I would understand if this sport would really have glamourus status, but it's really strange.

[Kenneth]

I think it's just your feeling that other disciplines have normal timelines and announcements, it's all same