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Originally Posted by deggis
I get your point but not this conclusion.  Look at GrC era cars: lots of title sponsors, no road car looks. |
I disagree. I see the 962 as a direct continuation of the 917, 908, 906, 904, 550 lineage.
Of course I'm not going to claim that this is the only or main reason why we don't have the kind of title sponsorship that produced all those fantastic liveries in the past (with a notable exception of Gulf!). But my point stands: for the most cars aren't identifiable with car brands they represent.
Actually, just a couple of days ago I read an article on Audi R18 on Autoblog.com. It's always more interesting to read the comments, as the public there is generally not very knowledgeable about racing. One of the commenters posted something like "The car looks so un-Audi". That kinda struck me, as such thought never even crossed my mind.