But thats one of the reasons why they started with power stage - allow score points (give motivation) also for drivers who retired before...
No. They started it because at that time there were only Citroen and Ford, and in Sundays the blue ovals were usually 3-4 minutes behind already, so at least one of the stages in this day was useful to drive/watch.
No it's not obvious. It makes no sense at all which is why I continued to quiz it.
I fully accept you have your position, I just want to understand the reasoning it's based on. With that...
Gerard Quinn, the former Ford Senior Manager and of Ford Racing Europe, always says Ford's support for the Rally1 programme is considerable.
It seems that M-Sport (& sponsors) mostly pays out to...
Having no support for more than 10 years and no proper car in brands portfolio is a only logical to be open minded for other opportunities and not still hoping that someday they'll be back somehow.
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Behind the scenea of Fiesta Rally2 development https://youtu.be/sFDYXDonZqw?si=cTwo0YES80rXra8r
WRC Testing