Suninen deserve that opportunity. Lets see how he perform in sharks water
Great to see him in a WRC car, but I believe his main target is Rally Finland which is his second confirmed WRC2017 event for this season in a Fiesta, and Poland is more for getting used to the car, getting stage kilometres and finding the setup.
Rossel will be one of the drivers, and probably one or two Italians.
From this article, it's also clear that if the WRC goes to Roma, there will be some support coming from the promoter also:...
Tarmac rallies are part of the WRC challenge for drivers.
And having the Championship in a major European capital city will bring great publicity to the sport there.
It is big political fight in Italy if it will be in Sardegna or Rome. Like usually...
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