Nasser Al-Attiyah has confirmed that he is working on taking part in the 2017 WRC season with the new generation car Volkswagen had built before pulling out of the championship. With Volkswagen's decision to quit WRC coming late in the season, the German marque had already produced new machinery for 2017 and has conducted extensive testing with the new Polo R WRC. Speculation has mounted that the 2017 Volkswagen could still run in the WRC this year in private hands. Al-Attiyah revealed to Motorsport.com that he is working on a deal with the VW Group, which is 14.6-percent owned by the Qatar sovereign wealth fund. He said: "We are trying to drive the new Polo R 2017. As you know,...
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