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Originally Posted by Ephaeton
So as this was brought up in another thread, can anyone here defend the WEC retaining its FIA World Championship status for the P1(-H, as the -L get their own trophy)? And how they got to it in the first place?
The FIA 2017 International Sporting Code requires (2.4.1.c) :
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This is a requirement that is clearly not fulfilled for this year's WEC P1 championship; and hasn't been ever yet (except if you count the Nissan year as having four manufacturers "on average over the entire season" with Le Mans counting for "four" races, I don't know).
So, why is there a P1 (manufacturer) FIA World Championship? What's the FIA's excuse for ignoring FIA regulations? |
Nowhere in the code does it say road automobile manufacturer.
Audi, Toyota, Lola, HPD, Pescarolo
Audi, Toyota, Lola, (HPD)
Audi, Toyota, Porsche, Rebellion, (Lotus)
Audi, Toyota, Porsche, Rebellion, CLM, (Nissan)
Audi, Toyota, Porsche, Rebellion, CLM
Toyota, Porsche, CLM
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2.4.3.c The FIA may exceptionally grant a waiver for a cup,
trophy, challenge or series which can show long‐established
use of the word “World”.
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The most blatant example of this is that the sporting code read the same way when the Champ Car World Series had a single spec car. It's not meant to be enforced in such a way that it strips the title from major well known championships.