Pierre Fillon “We did not invent the 20 million per season”

On December 5, the next World Motor Sport Council must notably approve the future 2020-2021 regulations, which must govern the World Motor Sport Championship.Endurance at this time. A crucial date for the Automobile Club de l’Ouest and the FIA, while the WEC traverse une saison en demi-teinte en 2018, avec seul Toyota comme grand constructeur dans la catégorie reine LM P1.

2020-2021 should make it possible, via new technical regulations, to bring back several major brands, or smaller entities, such as Glickenhaus, which has confirmed its future presence. “It’s exciting for the future, Pierre Fillon admitted to us. If small manufacturers like Glickenhaus or Koenigsegg come to challenge giants like Toyota, the spectacle will be extraordinary. This is proof that people believe in this regulation. »

However, one of the major facets of the new WEC guidelines still remains subject to a number of questions: the budget, which the governing bodies wish to see established at around 20 million euros per year.

But on this point, the manager wants to be reassuring. “We are aware that there are many skeptics. But this figure, which includes the depreciation of the car over five years, we did not invent it.

We obtained it thanks to information transmitted by our teams. We know what they spend in terms of logistics, engines... We analyzed the budgets and went to demonstrate to different boards of directors how we arrived at this figure. »

The complete interview with Pierre Fillon and Richard Mille can be found in its entirety in issue 2192 of AUTOhebdo, still available on newsstands and in digital version.