Right when it seemed that the 2017 WRC 'silly season' of contract talks, driver movement, and manufacturer press releases was coming to a close and things looked relatively stable, the last 24 hours have rocked not only the WRC, but the motorsport community as a whole. After a meeting today in Wolfsburg, VW made the decision to pull the plug on their WRC program at the end of the 2016 season. WOW… There is no denying it, this is a shocker. Wasn't it just two days ago that we watched Sebastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia climb atop the roof of their victorious VW Polo at the end of Wales Rally GB? With that image still lingering in our minds, today's news feels absolutely surreal. When...
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