Yes. This was the case even in the group B days when they were allowed to use rally cars in recce, as many recce rounds as they wanted. Usually they drove at night to be able to use more speed...in...
Is it really that hard finding parking space for more than 50 cars in Monaco?
Just normal French behaviour... It's the same during the rallies. They like to stand in braking zones etc.
I think the problem is the time shedule. They stages are quite far away from Monaco. If they want to do 4 stages and have the powerstage at noon, they can't put more cars on the stages. Even Ice Note...
[WRC] Rallye Monte Carlo 2021