The WRC doesn't care about privateers. It's a controversial statement, but I'm going to stand behind it. Why do I say this? It wasn't so long ago when the manufacturer teams left the WRC high and dry during the economic down-turn in the mid 2000's. Who was it that filled out the rally entry lists to prevent the championship from becoming a complete laughing stock? Was it a big-budget factory program that stepped in to save the day? Nope… it was the privateers running in old Fabia's, 307's, Lancer's, and Xsara's that gave the WRC the car counts they needed to still be considered a legitimate world championship. If it wasn't for these individually funded efforts, the championship...
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