Skoda will not enter the WRC within the next 2-3 years, according to sources. They are commited to five IRC races this year, the currently ongoing Rally Monte Carlo and then Portugal, Russia, Czech (Barum Rally) and Italy (San Remo) – and will probably continue competing in the IRC even the next few years. This may be a sign of Volkswagen being really serious about their considerations of entering the World Rally Championship. As I’ve previously mentioned here, Volkswagen Motorsport Director Kris Nissen has admitted that VW would decide regarding their coming motorsport involvement after this years Dakar (=now). I suppose that he wouldn’t say that – which of course starts a lot of rumours – if they were not serious. The announcement of Skoda makes it more likely in my opinion, since the VW group of companies probably wouldn’t want to compete against themself in the WRC.
The story will go on…
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