Motorsport.. where is it going?

[4Vman]

I see on an almost weekly basis car manufacturers withdrawing funding and involvement from motorsport both globally and locally, and it begs the question what does the future hold for motorsport in a time where greenhouse issues, "hoon" issues and a struggling world economy seem in our face constantly.
Its fair to say the old "win on sunday, sell on monday" mantra hasn't worked since group A died..

This raises a bigger issue.. will car manufacturers gradually withdraw completely from motorsport both locally and globally?
There seems to be less and less spin-off from motorsport activities for the larger companies world wide (Honda F1) and here.
Group c/A offered car manufacturers the ability to R+D car components to some degree.. but the current worldwide formula's offer virtually no R+D for their road cars.
To the point where i get the feeling that our car companies may start to distance themselves from motorsport out of political correctness (greenhouse/"hoon"/economy link????).

It seems to be a case of "you go first, no you go first"... once one goes the others will follow...
Interesting times ahead for Motorsport i think. Thoughts?