I don;t know if you guys remember when FRenault was properly introduce in 1990 - it killed FF. There were two drivers for the factory reynard and Van Diemen teams(the juniors were reasonably supported). The class almost died - but survived because of the well supported local scene and the fact that all the European's ran FFs (remember the festival was the only year where the euros stood a chance).
Now this time around - there is no Zetecs in Europe except Benelux/Scandi - FBMW everywhere esle. There are no factory teams left in FFZetec to support it - so I guess the teams will follow the drivers to FBMW. I guess the zetecs will either be converted to kents or raced in SFFC/NFFC...
Budgets - as ever they will vary massively - but if you look at the costs of doing the Spanish FBMW series (advertised in Autosport - euro40,000) then you should have enough to race if you have a Zetec budget..I see FZip as FFirst replacement so i guess it will bumble along..
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