2025 WRC News & Rumours

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Originally Posted by bluuford

Holy crap, another boring rally planned... the spectacle in Sardegna and in Rome is like day and night. Last time I tried to watch ERC Rome, I managed to stay awake ca 4 minutes more than for Rally Canarias... Hope it stays in Sardegna

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Tarmac rallies are part of the WRC challenge for drivers.

And having the Championship in a major European capital city will bring great publicity to the sport there.

The rally isnt even based in Rome, it's in Fiuggi, 1h and 30 mins away from the capital. It's not that great of a rally, and I don't think it's an upgrade over Sardinia when the only thing it brings to the table is an SSS in Rome.

I don't get it why they don't consider San Remo at all?

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Originally Posted by Dimitris

The rally isnt even based in Rome, it's in Fiuggi, 1h and 30 mins away from the capital. It's not that great of a rally, and I don't think it's an upgrade over Sardinia when the only thing it brings to the table is an SSS in Rome.

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If it will be in WRC, base of rally will be in Rome. Fiuggi is too small for WRC circus.

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Originally Posted by deephouse

I don't get it why they don't consider San Remo at all?

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Agree. Old Sanremo would be a great rally.

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Tarmac rallies are part of the WRC challenge for drivers.

And having the Championship in a major European capital city will bring great publicity to the sport there.

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It might bring some, but majority of the public interest still comes from TV, various types of Internet related media, basically from something virtual. And when virtual material is boring, then it is the opposite effect. Many people come to see and they disappoint. Replacing one of the most spectacular rallies (one of my favorite powerstage coming down from the dune to the sea-coast) with one of the most unspectacular is definitely not the way to go to make sport more popular. I hope they have common sense and Sardegna remains in the calendar.

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Originally Posted by bluuford

It might bring some, but majority of the public interest still comes from TV, various types of Internet related media, basically from something virtual. And when virtual material is boring, then it is the opposite effect. Many people come to see and they disappoint. Replacing one of the most spectacular rallies (one of my favorite powerstage coming down from the dune to the sea-coast) with one of the most unspectacular is definitely not the way to go to make sport more popular. I hope they have common sense and Sardegna remains in the calendar.

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Money rules...

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Originally Posted by bluuford

It might bring some, but majority of the public interest still comes from TV, various types of Internet related media, basically from something virtual. And when virtual material is boring, then it is the opposite effect. Many people come to see and they disappoint. Replacing one of the most spectacular rallies (one of my favorite powerstage coming down from the dune to the sea-coast) with one of the most unspectacular is definitely not the way to go to make sport more popular. I hope they have common sense and Sardegna remains in the calendar.

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i'd be curious to know the rally Rome map, if u already know it. where will this powerstage be?

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Originally Posted by bluuford

It might bring some, but majority of the public interest still comes from TV, various types of Internet related media, basically from something virtual. And when virtual material is boring, then it is the opposite effect. Many people come to see and they disappoint. Replacing one of the most spectacular rallies (one of my favorite powerstage coming down from the dune to the sea-coast) with one of the most unspectacular is definitely not the way to go to make sport more popular. I hope they have common sense and Sardegna remains in the calendar.

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But on the other hand they say the way to build Rallying is to bring it to the people.

And I think more real long-term fans are created by them seeing the cars in action in real life, not by watching them on a screen.

So apparantely, Tänak is not scoring manufacturer point for next rally, so they could change his engine without a 5 min penalty