Based on driver's comments I'm not agree with that. From TV it all seems "fast and white", but there were definitely really narrow parts and really wide and fast parts.
Today I think you can do comms coveage with a large drone or remotely controlled helicopters. That will reduce cost a lot. With new satcom providers cost of that will come down. Needed bandwith...
The one thing missing here was a bit more variety in stages, the first stage on saturday had slightly different character, but rest were kind of all very similar. In Sweden around Torsby you had...
I read somewhere (from Belgium?) that the Polo is tricky to drive when the conditions are changing trough the stages. (that would apply to tarmac though) That was obviously not the case in Arctic...
It was a good event but with the prices to go there for a lot of us that normally go to Sweden and the cold normally I'm not sure they could run it without a lot of sponsor money up there. I can rent...
[WRC] Arctic Rally 2021