Ogier actually used the word sections and not stages, like I’ve wrote. Anyway, in the full article it’s clearly said he backed the new roads, even if that specific quote sounds a bit confusing.
Yeah, it's clear that the beginning of Ogier's statement means he prefers small roads to chicanes, but the last part ("wider and wider") is still puzzling.
Next year looks like...
(Factory) GR Yaris WRC27 vs
(Factory) Lancia Rally2; Hyundia Rally2; M-Sport Fiesta Rally2 vs
(Customer Teams) GR Yaris Rally2; Skoda Rally2; Citroen Rally2
Williams becomes final team to run its 2026 F1 car on track.
Williams completed this run as part of its 'promotional filming day' allowance. It will complete a second such filming day in Bahrain on...
Problem is that most of current Rally2 manufacturers (or at least half of them) is not interested in factory teams or to be in the highest class of rallysport. They are customers oriented... And this...
Thank you for the confirmation.
I think it will be mostly Rally2 cars in the top class for quite a few years before there are enough WRC27 cars homologated and built. The new cars will appear at...
Next year looks like... (Factory) GR Yaris WRC27 vs (Factory) Lancia Rally2; Hyundia Rally2; M-Sport Fiesta Rally2 vs (Customer Teams) GR Yaris Rally2; Skoda Rally2; Citroen Rally2
WRC mainclass from 2027