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Originally Posted by GM10
IMHO point A is not important in touring car racing at all.
WTCC needs works teams, but without excessive costs, so with less expensive cars. FIA doesn't understand this point, so WTCC will die in few years.
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@Bramzel
Maybe it´s important for manufacturers, but the popularity of touringcars in europe in a generally declining market for racing is way too small outside the UK and Germany that we´ll see a full grid of works cars anytime soon.
Privateers are and always have been the backbone of almost all racing series, especially touringcars. But try to think of F1 only consisting of pure works teams: 2 Mercedes, 2 Hondas, 2 Renaults, 2 Ferraris... thats 8 cars...
WEC with only works teams: 2 Toyotas, 2 Porsches, 2 Audis, 2 Astons, 2 Fords, 2 Ferraris... thats 12 cars. WRC: 3 VWs, 2 Hyundays, 3 Fords and 2 Citroens... thats 10 cars.
Come on guys, I can´t believe you think that WTCC doesn´t need privateers to survive. And neither the organizers and Ribeiro does.