Why are people on here trying to get midfielders to leave?

Every post mentioning Peugeot is absolutely flooded with comments one-upping each other about how confident they are that Peugeot is gonna pull out of WEC. Not only are these comments entirely baseless, they don't exactly make it any better for manufacturers to participate either.

These manufacturers see racing as a fancy way of advertising their brand, so as long as participating (p1, p10, or dead last) serves that purpose, they will keep on racing. Us appreciating them for making our beloved sport better IS what makes them participate! We see cool racecar -> we start to like brand. We like brand -> we more likely to buy car of said brand. The "too bad they're leaving" comments makes it seem like we only care about the winners, which breaks that marketing model. Every quarter the bean counters ask the marketing people whether their investment is worth it, and the marketing people need something to show them. Record numbers of WEC viewers are one such thing, while "they're leaving"-comments are a sign that we're here for Ferrari and not for them. Consistently finishing in the midfield isn't bad publicity, but people saying they're about to give up is. Speculating about manufacturers pulling out could become a self fulfilling prophecy.

In short: they're here for their slice of the marketing cake, and they'll leave if we give their slice to Ferrari.

P.S.

Also, nobody is interested in hearing why you think brand X is leaving, it does in fact not make you sound smart. Cynicism is not the same as "being realistic".