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IIRC there's a little blurb in one of the more recent official statements - I think it was letting everyone know that they'll be sticking with an automaker that they sign with until the end of the 2018 FIA season - that implied that there's a strategy of sorts with what automaker you pick for the manufacturer's championship. Here are the potential factors I could think of that could entail a strategy for picking automakers:
-Which automakers are generally popular? I'd imagine that the more popular an automaker is, the more people are gonna sign with 'em, and therefore, the competition would be stiffer. I'm thinking stuff like Nissan, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Toyota, and Porsche, for examples. Whereas if you sign with an underrated automaker, where less people are likely to sign with them, it could mean less competition...
-Which automakers have more cars in each group? I don't know if this is truly a factor, but I'm wondering if it means much when an automaker has a car in a large variety of groups (e.g. Nissan has Gr.1/Gr.2/Gr.3/Gr.4/Gr.B/N600/N300) versus one that may just have a car in a smaller among of groups. (E.g. Alpine only has Gr.1/N300/N100 at the moment.) I wonder if picking an automaker that potentially has a car for a wider variety of groups could be better here? Like, if there are manufacturer's events where you'd need a certain group of car, you could be at an advantage if you've signed with an automaker that has an eligible car from that group, while others that don't would have to sit that particular event out.
-Which automakers are generally popular? I'd imagine that the more popular an automaker is, the more people are gonna sign with 'em, and therefore, the competition would be stiffer. I'm thinking stuff like Nissan, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Toyota, and Porsche, for examples. Whereas if you sign with an underrated automaker, where less people are likely to sign with them, it could mean less competition...
-Which automakers have more cars in each group? I don't know if this is truly a factor, but I'm wondering if it means much when an automaker has a car in a large variety of groups (e.g. Nissan has Gr.1/Gr.2/Gr.3/Gr.4/Gr.B/N600/N300) versus one that may just have a car in a smaller among of groups. (E.g. Alpine only has Gr.1/N300/N100 at the moment.) I wonder if picking an automaker that potentially has a car for a wider variety of groups could be better here? Like, if there are manufacturer's events where you'd need a certain group of car, you could be at an advantage if you've signed with an automaker that has an eligible car from that group, while others that don't would have to sit that particular event out.