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Originally Posted by S griffin
The problem is if you look at F1 hybrids was supposed to get more manufacturers involved and only Honda really joined what was already there, so it rather defeated the object
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I'd have thought that was more to do with the insane cost of the F1 hybrid engines - if the cost was less more might be encouraged to join. It says something that independent engine builders (Cosworth, Judd etc.) didn't join the fun. If you're going to have a series that can survive without manufacturer teams you either need - customer cars (so a ruleset that can be used in multiple series eg: GT3, GT4, TCR) or cheap independently manufactured power units you can bolt into your chassis.
This leads us back to the "what is DTM trying to be?" question. Until there's an answer for that the way forward doesn't seem clear.