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Originally Posted by S griffin
Teams need more funding behind them. I’m sure they can find it though, they have enough to persuade sponsors and manufacturers to go with them.
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The days of getting manufacturers to back you for overseas testing are long gone. The backing of manufacturers for race-day support only is virtually non-existent in the BTCC now.
Sponsors too are not interested in funding an overseas test. In fact, they have little interest in funding a UK-based test. Their involvement with the series (in the main) is purely about hospitality or broadcast coverage. Testing provides none of that for the sponsor.
Drivers and Teams are short enough on funds anyway to put any significant effort into an overseas test. The juice simply isn't worth the squeeze. It's expensive and the risk/reward just makes no sense in 2025.