Exactly. If Bernie Ecclestone would own WRC, we’d see 4 hours of HD coverage on tv every weekend. I wrote something about just that some time ago:

I think that that’s what’s great about WRC: it’s the only world championship where the cars have numberplates and are driven on the road. It’s great for marketing if done right.

I’m not one of the guys pledging for more power - I always liked WRC when it was close to stock cars as in the Group A days. I think it’s one of the things that sets WRC apart from other high end motorsport. The current 1.6l cars are freaking fast for what they do and how restricted they are, all WRC needs is better…

That render is quite a bit off the reality. There are better photoshops around that give a proper outlook:

Current WRC is faster in Finland, the fastest rally, than Group B or the old 2 liter WRC cars. Another 50hp, less weight and more aero will do wonders.

I call bullshit. Are there two brands that have a more different target audience than Red Bull and Aston Martin?

Also: Mercedes recently solved the problem of running hydrogen in the cold, and their partners are keeping the development high:

Not really. Hydrogen already is in a state to fill up a car in the same time as a petrol powered car.

If you want a new technology to be replace the old one, it has to be equal or better in 100% of the times, not 90% like you assume. Sure, people stop, but some people also don’t, and not all locations where you stop have the option to charge an EV.

Yeah, but once you run out of juice you’ll be having a mandatory lunch break until your car charges. Not so with hydrogen, diesel or petrol.

Every S-class or Mercedes in general that had to follow the W108/109 series. Sure, some came close like the W140 or the current W222, but I doubt that there’ll ever be a car that’s so quintessentially Mercedes-Benz.

Because like quite a few other manufacturers/people they see electric cars as bridge technology until hydrogen arrives and makes filling up the car with new energy as fast and convenient as it is with ICEs right now.

1. Get yourself Media Hint for Chrome:

Alonso hit the wall at 44g. Just shows how safe modern F1 cars are, he walked away unharmed.

I’m sure the survivors appreciate the guy having a knife and not a semi automatic with 5 clips.

Road Atlanta. Slow and fast corners, plus a long backstraight where power comes into play. It’s my favorite American track.

I think he meant people bypassing the 33 feet and 4 mph limits to have “full” control over the car via app.

Porsche arrived competitive. Not super strong, but up there and with a shot at the podium. Toyota came to Le Mans in 2012 and was competitive in the first race with a new program. Nissan is having trouble keeping LMP2 cars behind. There’s no excuse for that.