And huge crowds and all the drivers are all unbelieveable fast so fast they have to use slow motion so that you can see them pr whoooooooooooooooooooosh! Lightning!
This is the elite of North America..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCTl0FH-2zs
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And huge crowds and all the drivers are all unbelieveable fast so fast they have to use slow motion so that you can see them pr whoooooooooooooooooooosh! Lightning!
This is the elite of North America..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCTl0FH-2zs
Absolute Rally podcast, for the record.
I think the situation is different for this season. Last year both teams had a clear number one and then support drivers. Now it seems both teams have two title contenders and a third driver. Remember, last year Hyundai rotated even the second driver seat in some rallies. This year the third driver won't have as much pressure, and thus the rotating won't have as much of an effect, although it helps with some Friday road positions (but is negative for the tarmac rallies).
It's interesting that now Sordo is basically doing all rallies from Mexico to Sardegna. They get best of both worlds with him having most likely a good starting position having skipped two rallies, but also keeping him "fit" with continuous rallying.
https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatia-...nship-in-2021/
looks like Croatia are again interested in hosting a WRC round.
Within 2-3 rallies Sordo could get somewhere around 5th place and the road cleaning advantage will get much reduced.
Anyway on paper switching drivers for best road positions sounds like a better idea. Problem is that you need drivers of about comparable (and stable) skill level who want to do that. Basically you need more Sordo's :). Younger/less experienced drivers are not stable enough to just jump in and do well (Breen) and drivers who have some wins are not very interested in that kind of program in the long run.
I was looking at the ewrc donations this afternoon and noticed a reasonably big jump in the percentage after refreshing the page. Erik Veiby's name had appeared on the list. Good on him!