Well, none of the tarmac rallies clash with my holiday plans. :)
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Well, none of the tarmac rallies clash with my holiday plans. :)
It's Rally di Roma Capitale, or just Roma Capitale.
It always felt like a generic asphalt rally to me, I like Sardegna roads more... but rather than having 7 gravel rallies in a row, might as well do the swap.
Another bad thing about this calendar is Saudi Arabia as last round, I would imagine a big cleaning effect for the championship leader in the decisive round. But with Kalle coming back, there's a good chance the championship will be decided by then.
In the ridiculous eventuality that Ogier wins this year's title, I'd start thinking about a part time program if I were Tanak and Neuville... skipping their weakest rallies and let others open the road. Then watch people complaining than in some events there are 5 Rally1 cars at the start.
Like Kalle said, everybody (last WDC's) has done sweeping and no point of whining about it anymore.
Neuville has had 10+ years of this advantage, haven't managed to bring it home and now ONE bad rally.. and max big problem.
If Ogier wins the title this year, then 9 hats off to him! All done by the rules and nothing more to say. Maybe - ,,Learn to drive!''
Yes, that's why we're criticizing the rules/calendar. If Ogier wins the title this year, it won't be because he was faster, or more reliable than the other title rivals (so far, of course). So far it's because he's had a big road advantage compared to the other title rivals, that even if Ogier DNS here and there it won't matter.
A championship in which it's better to skip rounds than to compete in all of them sounds very silly.