metallic je napisal/-a:Glede renaulta mislim, da je že uradno potrjeno, tako da bo verjetno že prav kmalu nastopil.

tomaz40 je napisal/-a:

metallic je napisal/-a:Glede renaulta mislim, da je že uradno potrjeno, tako da bo verjetno že prav kmalu nastopil.

A ni tko, da lahko ena blagovna znamka nastopa samo v enem svetovnem prvenstvu? Če se ne motim je Toyota šla iz WRC zato ker je šla v F1. Pol tut Renaul ne more nastopat v WRC če ima že ekipo v F1.

Predno me kdo napade: To je vprašanje. ops:

NeRo je napisal/-a:Upam, da gre samo za pritisk na FIO, da naj nekaj ukrene glede zmanjševanja stroškov v prvenstvu(materiali, manj dirk na drugih kontinentih...). Upam stavit da bo ostal vsaj eden iz grupacije.
Spomnimo se da je Marko Martin ravno podpisal za Peugeot iz razloga ker v Fordu ni videl prihodnjosti in se je bal da bo ostal brez sedeža. Sedaj je pa Ford podaljšal za 4 leta, PSA pa odhaja Skoraj ni za verjet.

Koda: Izberi vse

vir: EuroSport.de

WRC set for new era

The World Rally Championship seems to have come to the end of an era following the announcement that both Citroen and Peugeot will quit the series at the end of 2005, leaving just Subaru, Ford, Mitsubishi and Skoda to ponder the viability of new cost-cutting technical regulations.

Citroen and Peugeot have dominated World Rallying over the past five seasons, claiming all manufacturers' titles between them and three of the past five driver's titles, but while reasons of 'costs' were mentioned in the PSA statement, it appears the group were in fact against new cost-cutting S2000 rules.

"It is clear that the proposition of Formula S2000 rules was the source of our decision," said a PSA spokesperson.

The decision of the PSA Group to pull out was a huge shock given their recent dominance, but one must remember that World Rally championship has changed drastically over that past 20 years and the introduction of new rules will undoubtedly attract new manufacturers.

The FIA and the teams are currently discussing the Formula S2000 rules, but the basic notion of the technical regulations will see engines reduced to normally aspirated units with active differentials and complicated electronic systems being outlawed, decisions that have been met with approval.

"We're talking a lot about what we would ban – things like electronics, where we would have been going in the future," Ford designer Christian Loriaux told Autosport this week. "This, combined with other possible savings, such as using one engine for two rallies, would cut the cost of the cars by about 50 percent."

The new regulations were also a deciding factor in Skoda's decision to return to the series full time next season, while Suzuki are also keen to step up from the S1600 series if the new rules are rubber stamped.

"We would have to see what the exact regulations are but we like the philosophy behind them," said Skoda team boss Martin Muehlmeier. "They could help to cut costs."

"Suzuki is very interested in the Super 2000 regulations," said Suzuki's Nobuhiro Tajima. "It could certainly help us to build a top level car. I think the new regulations are a step forward for the sport."

However, while attracting new manufacturers is obviously an important factor in securing the future of the sport, improving the spectacle also needs to be addressed by increasing the number of front-running cars

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tomaz40 je napisal/-a:

metallic je napisal/-a:Glede renaulta mislim, da je že uradno potrjeno, tako da bo verjetno že prav kmalu nastopil.

A ni tko, da lahko ena blagovna znamka nastopa samo v enem svetovnem prvenstvu? Če se ne motim je Toyota šla iz WRC zato ker je šla v F1. Pol tut Renaul ne more nastopat v WRC če ima že ekipo v F1.

Predno me kdo napade: To je vprašanje. ops:

Blagovna znamka lahko nastopa v toliko tekmovanjih kokr se jim zahoče, finta je v tem da je velik predrago nastopat v dveh SP-jih naenkrat. Sicer pa potemtakem renault tud ne bi smel nastopat z cliotom S1600 v JWRC a ne!