"All of automotive has this question of 'what is the future?'. The discussion is absolutely at the top of everyone's agenda," said Wheatley. "We need to know very fast but the FIA cannot invent something without consulting the manufacturers properly and this is an ongoing process," added Thul.
In order for these discussions to prove successful, a clear set of regulations and a long-term future pathway for the WRC is required. Thierry Neuville, Martijn Wydaeghe, Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai i20 N Rally1 We can make some suggestions but the decision is done by them." "First of all everybody is welcome to come but we have a strategy as to who we are approaching and how we are approaching. But having four manufacturers would be perfect.
We will not talk about it until we have a feasibility, as it is a very fragile system. "We now have three options to continue to talk with. I was with Andrew talking to anyone who is even close to competition," Thul told Autosport. The WRC's senior sporting director Peter Thul has confirmed that three potential unnamed targets have been identified, with discussions ongoing while future regulations are being devised. The FIA and WRC have engaged with automotive manufacturers from all over the world in recent months as the next set of regulations for 2025 is finalised, along with the pathway from 2027 onwards.Īs reported last year, Skoda, Alpine and the Stellantis Group, which owns Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroen, Dodge, DS, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot and Vauxhall brands, have declared their interest in joining the WRC, if regulations are changed in the future.
The introduction of the new Rally1 hybrid regulations last year was aimed to entice a new brand but so far the current ruleset, expected to run until 2024, is yet to succeed in this objective. Since Citroen's exit at the end of 2019, the championship has operated with three teams comprising Toyota, Hyundai and the semi-works M-Sport Ford, which are committed until at least the end of 2024.
0 kommentar(er)
