It appears the 2017 VW Polo has reached the end of the road. Yesterday the FIA announced that the 2017 VW Polo would not be eligible to compete in the WRC. There was hope that a waiver might be passed that would allow the VW Polo to be homologated without being associated with a factory team. However, the FIA decided that the current WRC regulations could not be circumvented to allow this to happen. Personally, I agree with this decision. Homologation has been and continues to be an important of the WRC. If one exception was made for the VW, it would most certainly open up a can of worms for the championship in the future. If the 2017 VW Polo was allowed to run, it would be very tempting...
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