Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
Anyone who hasn't driven a Rally1 before has to be highly-praised for such a debut, no matter whether they have experience on such roads or in other rally cars, or a good road position.

The difference is vast and Sesks did an amazing job.
Not to take much from Sesks but the "Rally1" he drove is likely easier to drive than both 2017-2021 cars and the actual Rally1.

The 2017 had fancy diffs all around with tons of things you could change. So fastest setup could need lot of experience. More aero than current cars on top of that.

Rally1 without hybrid that he drove removes all the focus on hybrid (how and when to brake, when not to touch the brakes at all etc.) as well as traction issues when hybrid kicks in on loose gravel. (Sordo was complaining about that a lot the first year).

Yes he did a great job first time in a very fast car, but this way he also avoided a lot of issues that all other first time starters in the top category had the last 7 years.