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Mäkinen points finger at FIA, says rule-makers may have interests of their own

From Postimees · () Estonian

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  • The World Rally Championship will enter a new era next season with new cars and regulations.
  • Four-time world champion and former WRC team principal Tommi Mäkinen has sharply criticized the planned rule changes.
  • Only Toyota has announced that it is developing a car for the new rules, while Hyundai and M-Sport, which runs Ford, have said they are not currently doing so.

Tommi Mäkinen has launched a sharp attack on the FIA as the World Rally Championship prepares to enter a new era with different cars and regulations next season.

The four-time world champion and former WRC team boss accuses FIA decision-makers of potentially having interests of their own when they draw up the championship’s rules. He has criticized the coming changes in unusually strong terms.

The dispute comes as the current leading teams take different positions on the new regulations. Toyota is so far the only top team to announce that it is developing a car built to meet them. Hyundai has said it is not currently building a new car, and neither is M-Sport, which runs Ford.

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