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Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours 2018
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24th February 2018, 19:31 #971
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25th February 2018, 14:30 #972
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25th February 2018, 17:12 #973
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I definitely favour things remaining as they are. I especially dislike these knee-jerk reactions just because we got an exceptionally snowy Sweden for a change. Hardly grounds to rip up the rulebook. It's been said many times before, but in a world of DRS, success ballast the like, the WRC has a very nice natural handicap in the road order. It's also backed up by tradition. And I like the variation that weather and different surfaces bring.
That said I can see both sides. From a promoter standpoint I could definitely see the attraction in returning to qualifying - especially with Shakedown now being broadcast over their channels. It's much more of a spectacle. The WRC is in a new age of competitiveness too so it's a good time to bring it back. The only problem is if Ogier wins another couple of titles people will call for it to be binned off again.RS Motorsport Media - Follow me on Instagram: rsmotorsportmedia
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26th February 2018, 07:54 #974
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26th February 2018, 08:54 #975
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The only way we can get equal road conditions is when we move everything into virtual world. I personally strongly dislike qualification in rallying as it really doesn't make it any more equal. Just a small select group benefit and everyone else will suffer anyway. So I really hope that this stupid knee jerk reaction fades away fast before anyone does something stupid.
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26th February 2018, 09:12 #976
So a rule that penalize allways the same is good?
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26th February 2018, 10:58 #977
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What we could do is send some ex-professional driver in a wrc as 0 car to open the road. That way nobody fighting has to be first on the road.
Although i think ogier would still make the same complaints.
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26th February 2018, 11:11 #978
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Qualifying has been used in the ERC with no issues. Why should two FIA Series (WRC and ERC) have different systems ?
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26th February 2018, 11:37 #979
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26th February 2018, 11:56 #980
The question is how much of a difference this non hybrid makes in terms of the rental. Even if it is some 10 % cheaper (doubt it is as much) it does not solve the current WRC issues, at all.
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