They're choosing rallycross over LMP1 as much as I choose meatloaf over wagyu beef on a daily basis. With over 1 billion in penalties looming, they quite simply can't afford it...so they do something cheap that makes it look like a choice. The WRX programme probably costs 1/20 of what an LMP1 effort would cost.
Let's face it, what killed LMP1 wasn't the ACO or a set of rules but Dieselgate. It was all built on a hollow foundation without the ACO even knowing about these underlying problems. Not their fault this time around.
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