Nasser Al-Attiyah says his plan to take part in the 2017 WRC season with a private VW Polo fell through due to lack of time, and insists he has switched his attention to making it possible for a year later. Volkswagen had worked extensively on its new generation WRC car before the marque's late decision not to continue in the series next year. With the car being near completion, Al-Attiyah revealed in December that he was working on a plane to compete with the Polo R WRC, supported by the Qatari sovereign wealth fund. However, the deal eventually did not materialise, but Al-Attiyah confirmed he is trying to make the project work for 2018. "The talks came when there were some...
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