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    They should be ok as elite sports are exempt, for now, I believe.

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    My crystal ball says that Monte will likely be run, probably with some more itinerary changes.

    However there are quite a few related issues:

    - Evans and COVID. How is he doing? Hopefully fine.
    - If so when will he test? Will he even get to test? Last resort is Sunday-Monday before rally I guess. Not trying the new tires at all would be a big problem
    - MSport and testing, with restrictions for UK and the timing they also maybe won't have time to test at all, or just right before.

    - other crews (Rally2) also for sure wanted to test, but for them there is mostly no big changes so they should be ok, especially if they did Monza, only big difference is Solberg switch

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    Regarding Evans: he was out in the nice Welsh countryside in his MTB recently, so hopefully all’s well there.

    I’d still be astonished if the Monte runs this year, but I guess elite sports are allowed to continue under lockdown, so it wouldn’t be totally bucking a trend.

    It all feels a bit shit again, here in the UK right now, so the thought of opening the lap top and watching the heli-shots of the cars on the Monte in a couple of weeks is tantalising. Really hope we all get to see it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
    Greater restrictions are happening everywhere with new-variant Covid infections rising rapidly. But they are mostly required because idiot people wont abide by the existing instructions to stay safe.
    Speaking for Slovenia: if strict measures ( restrictions on movement, curfew, bars & restaurants are closed, all shops and malls are closed — the exception of the grocery stores, vehicle sales is prohibited...) are in place already for third month and there is almost no improvement in the number of infected, than it is not "idiots" fault but the government's because they have taken the wrong measures. In our country sars-cov-19 virus is mostly spreading in hospitals and nursing homes, so few "idiots" who violate the measures are not to blame for infected population in these institutions. Obviously the government failed to prevent spread of the virus in these institutions.

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    #8 Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by EstWRC View Post
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    Hard to see they could run Monte.
    Maybe they will soon send service stuff to Lapland, Finland.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ucci View Post
    Speaking for Slovenia: if strict measures ( restrictions on movement, curfew, bars & restaurants are closed, all shops and malls are closed — the exception of the grocery stores, vehicle sales is prohibited...) are in place already for third month and there is almost no improvement in the number of infected, than it is not "idiots" fault but the government's because they have taken the wrong measures. In our country sars-cov-19 virus is mostly spreading in hospitals and nursing homes, so few "idiots" who violate the measures are not to blame for infected population in these institutions. Obviously the government failed to prevent spread of the virus in these institutions.
    In the UK we've had areas in various levels of similar restrictions (Tiers) for months now - but in the last few weeks the infections have still shot up (now a record 60,000 a day). These numbers cant possibly be in care homes or hospitals.

    We are now in Lockdown 3, but if many people didnt act correctly in the Tier system, will they now ? And its not the Govts fault then.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
    In the UK we've had areas in various levels of similar restrictions (Tiers) for months now - but in the last few weeks the infections have still shot up (now a record 60,000 a day). These numbers cant possibly be in care homes or hospitals.

    We are now in Lockdown 3, but if many people didnt act correctly in the Tier system, will they now ? And its not the Govts fault then.
    The care homes aren't so bad here in the UK this time around as they got so badly hit in the first wave and learnt the lessons the hard way, thus were better prepared ahead of this wave. The vaccines are also starting to help.

    I think the public messaging is better under lockdown, clearer. Plus, people aren't so fussed about staying in during January/February as they are in December, particularly up to/over Christmas. The narrative under the Tiers was all over the place, London went to a higher tier too late anyway as Boris wanted to save Christmas. Herefordshire was dropped to tier 1 (lowest) as the rural areas were relatively Covid free, while Hereford itself at the county's centre was starting to blow up... All sorts of random factors, big and small. The Government was not blameless. But admittedly, most of the public knew a lockdown was coming after Christmas, so many didn't exactly voluntarily lock themselves away beforehand.

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    Fourmaux confirms he is driving the Fiesta Rally2 car on Monte with M-Sport, so Suninen & Greensmith in the WRC cars.

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