'Small' WRC cars to end?

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The WRC manufactuers are in discussions to increase the minimum length of WRC cars to stop smaller cars like the 206, Fiesta etc. becoming WRC cars.

Ironically its coming at a time when Peugeut are switching to the larger 307 and Ford has shown a larger car, in the Focus can compete with and beat the smaller 206.

Increases to the weight of the cars shell and rollcage, (minimun weight of the car as a whole is unchanged), are also influencing manufactuers to use more medium size cars as there is no longer the benefit of having a small lightweight shell in order to be able to use more ballest. Might as well use a larger shell as Peugeot will be doing with the 307 rather than adding weight to the smaller 206 shell in order to meet the minimum shell/rollcage weight.