2wheel Drive Audi's

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <328F3917.24E6@netten.net> mike tipton writes:

> I think Audi will remain for the 97 season with the 4wd's, we'll may see 
> a 2wd version running and then Audi will bow out for 98!

The 1997 rules permit teams to run a third car.  This will undoubtedly be a FWD.

Audi's competitive advantage (and the reason we all drive them) is in the 
transmission and suspension - not the engine.  F1 would not exploit their 
strengths - rallying is too fragmented, exposed to the vagarities of luck, and 
does not have a high enough consumer profile.

Audi will be there in 1998, and they will be competitive.  They have organised 
their participation along lines that far exceed the efficiency of the military.

--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club