Hyundai WRT

[AnttiL]

Also where should you draw the line then, you could exclude nearly all local competitors for Rally Portugal...

WRC P1 drivers?

[tommeke_B]

WRC P1 drivers?

So if they want to make a system like this, it's up to the organizers to put it in supplementary regulations (they're not published yet for Portugal), or up to FIA, to make a list of 'forbidden' events for P1 drivers. I think, at the moment, no rule is broken.

[Googol]

Events are not forbidden. Roads are.

[AnttiL]

What the FIA Sporting regulations say

RECONNAISSANCE
The presence on a special stage in any way whatsoever of an FIA priority driver and/or co-driver at any time or of any non-priority crew member intending to enter a rally after the announcement of the itinerary.

RESTRICTION OF RECONNAISSANCE
Any driver, or his co-driver, who is, or who in the last two years has been a P1 priority driver, who has entered
or intends to enter a WRC rally and who wishes to drive on any road which is used as a special stage in that
rally, may only do so after he has obtained the organiser's written permission. This shall not apply when the
person is known to live in the area. The written permission must then be sent to the FIA. Failure to respect
this rule shall result in the driver being reported to the Stewards.

[AL14]

I think there is a time before the rally where that road is forbidden and considering Portugal will be in late may (I guess) I think Dani can drive wherever he wants in Portugal.
If I remember well Ogier went to Fafe rally sprint 6-7 month before they moved rally portugal back to Fafe area and had Fafe as Power Stage.

EDIT: I only read now Anttil quotes of the rules. The announcement of the itinerary is the moment after which you can't go in those roads. So it will explain eventually the Ogier's case.

[Rallyper]

And Itinerary for Portugal will wait, nothing else to expect.

[wwbroe]

And Itinerary for Portugal will wait, nothing else to expect.

I think the itinary for Rally Portugal is allready on their website.

[Rallyper]

I think the itinary for Rally Portugal is allready on their website.

Ok, so no Sordo in Fafe then...

[mknight]

It's just a rule question imo. At the time of (endless) onboard watching there is no real gain in that. Specially when the event was run many times before and he will do the other one in R5.

[AnttiL]

If I remember well Ogier went to Fafe rally sprint 6-7 month before they moved rally portugal back to Fafe area and had Fafe as Power Stage.

Last Fafe Rallysprint was in March 2014. Rally Portugal returned to North in May 2015. Over a year in between