So be it? You just quietly accept everything? The 2024 point system was disliked by almost every fan (you and very very few others are the "almost"), it was changed for 2025 to an improved version....
To be fair, Lewis seems to have done reasonably OK during the race - mostly anyway. It's in qualifying that he seems to have lost his mojo. It's much harder to win when you are out in Q1 or Q2.
The people doing the sport will decide it's fate not those who only comment. If SxSs and Extreme E buggies come to the fore than so be it, you can play tiddlywinks instead and yearn for yester year....
No, it's gone silent. But consider that Project Rally One didn't announce an engine partner and all the language is about designing and developing cars from the ground up, and competing on an equal...

He is confirmed being out of Dakar. Without getting into details, I read from reports he's in critical conditions. One can only hope he'll be able to survive and eventually recover...
2026 Dakar Rally