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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
    I'm a purist and think the best driver should usually win and not be handicapped to help the others compete.
    If you're really a purist then the leader should be first on the road, anything else is artificial tampering.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GravelBen View Post
    If you're really a purist then the leader should be first on the road, anything else is artificial tampering.
    Qualifying would be fairer.

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    I definitely favour things remaining as they are. I especially dislike these knee-jerk reactions just because we got an exceptionally snowy Sweden for a change. Hardly grounds to rip up the rulebook. It's been said many times before, but in a world of DRS, success ballast the like, the WRC has a very nice natural handicap in the road order. It's also backed up by tradition. And I like the variation that weather and different surfaces bring.

    That said I can see both sides. From a promoter standpoint I could definitely see the attraction in returning to qualifying - especially with Shakedown now being broadcast over their channels. It's much more of a spectacle. The WRC is in a new age of competitiveness too so it's a good time to bring it back. The only problem is if Ogier wins another couple of titles people will call for it to be binned off again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rallyper View Post
    I think in the case of Ogier vs. Rally Sweden it was more of the fact he had given up even before the rally started. Like SubaruNorway says the conditions wasn´t pending much.
    I had the same inpression. He just lost way too much time compared to those right behind him to blame it only on being first on the road.

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    The only way we can get equal road conditions is when we move everything into virtual world. I personally strongly dislike qualification in rallying as it really doesn't make it any more equal. Just a small select group benefit and everyone else will suffer anyway. So I really hope that this stupid knee jerk reaction fades away fast before anyone does something stupid.
    Never stop dreaming because one day it might happen.

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    So a rule that penalize allways the same is good?

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    What we could do is send some ex-professional driver in a wrc as 0 car to open the road. That way nobody fighting has to be first on the road.

    Although i think ogier would still make the same complaints.

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    Qualifying has been used in the ERC with no issues. Why should two FIA Series (WRC and ERC) have different systems ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira View Post
    So a rule that penalize allways the same is good?
    And what would be different with quali stage? More or less the same (slow) drivers would get the worst conditions on every single stage then
    Never stop dreaming because one day it might happen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Franky View Post
    And what would be different with quali stage? More or less the same (slow) drivers would get the worst conditions on every single stage then
    Have to penalise the slow not the fast, or what is the motivation to improve ?

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