A Volkswagen Motorsport official has revealed the German firm had no intention of entering the Super 2000 World Rally Championship this season, despite reports elsewhere linking it to a title attack in the WRC support category.
Volkswagen will run Sebastien Ogier on all 13 WRC events in 2012 in a Skoda Fabia Super 2000 while Kevin Abbring and Andreas Mikkelsen will share a second Fabia.
However, Volkswagen declined the opportunity to register for the SWRC to avoid being bound by the championship’s restrictive testing regulations as it works towards developing its Polo R World Rally Car for competition use in 2013.
“The main reason we don't take part at the official championship is we want to have unlimited testing possibilities for the Polo development,” said a Volkswagen source.
SWRC bosses have mustered a slender entry for this season with the sport’s governing body, the FIA, confirming five entries in its latest media communication issued on December 21.
- MAXRALLY.COM
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