"We have been given the green light that they are going to appoint a promoter and I know they are having meetings with promoters at the moment. You have got to get the right promoter. You have got to get the right people. It is not something that is going to happen overnight.
"As I said, we are working with them, because it is so important for everybody, that when it is announced, we want it to be right. At least we are having some input and that is the important thing."
Pressed on if Ford could still quit the sport if the
FIA doesn't get things sorted, Wilson noted that the threat is real - although less so now following that WSMC meeting at the end of June.
"The one thing that the sport needs at this moment in time is a global promoter. It is something that the manufacturers have been working with the FIA on to try and find a solution - and sort the new technical regulations. But the most important thing is to get this global promoter in place.
"The sport does need driving forward. We have got this incredible sport and it is touching quite a big audience. But I think the sport has got so much more to offer and of course it is a business too. Everybody is in this business to deliver value and that is what we are looking for at Ford. The sport does need to deliver value," he summed-up.
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