[WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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wrc+ for general research prior to event
own recce videos during rally
It's also possible the team has tested on the stage in the previous years so they could have footage of their own.
For example Tänak tested this year on the small road part of Ouninpohja that was not included in the rally, but it's rumored to be included next year.
[WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017
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Mahonen’s sprint rally format.
For the nth time, Mahonen never said we should have shorter rallies, he said we should have shorter stages.
BTW I happened to stumble upon a comment in a closed Finnish rally facebook group where a professional co-driver (many wrc teams) said the exact same proposition to have 10 km stages for more media coverage. The comment was posted in 2015. Maybe it's not even Mahonen's own idea?
EDIT: Rally Finland 2017 stage average length is 12,6 km, that's close enough.