The main problem is the series isn't sure what it is meant to be. The series allegedly doesn't have works entries (albeit a few are indistinguishable from being works entries) yet goes to a load of venues that have little appeal to the wealthy amateur driver (Morocco, China, Korea and Malaysia might interest manufacturers, but not most gentlemen drivers). And the 4 of the 5 rounds in Europe are pretty uninspiring too. Compare that with a GT series, where the amateur can get a top line driver to share his car with, race a Ferrari, Lamborghini or Mercedes and travel to a range of top circuits in Europe such as Brands Hatch, Zandvoort, Catalunya, Silverstone and Spa Francorchamps, it's not difficult to see why GT makes a lot more sense.
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