[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

[smsgrafica]

My solution: all WRC2 first, then WRC with order decided after qualifying like last year.

[tommeke_B]

My solution: all WRC2 first, then WRC with order decided after qualifying like last year.

Won't happen, too much chance of having stages being cancelled for WRC-crews. For gravel rallies I liked the system with QS and reversed order, wondering why it has to be changed...

[smsgrafica]

Won't happen, too much chance of having stages being cancelled for WRC-crews.

How many stages were cancelled because of WRC2? I don't think it would be such a big problem...

For gravel rallies I liked the system with QS and reversed order, wondering why it has to be changed...

Ogier won too easily, that's the reason they changed it.

[dodge33cymru]

Yeah, qualifying stage was great, such a pity it got canned in the ongoing quest for taking away any incentive for development.

Still, it's much better than the shootout, but that makes me wonder if they were pulling an Ecclestone/Moseley stunt of suggesting something ridiculous in order to make the thing they actually want seem like a 'compromise' instead of the unsporting decision it actually is.

Also seems a bit daft that 3 of the last 5 events are tarmac-based, so the disadvantage of running first is minimised, if not reversed.

[smsgrafica]

QS could have been televised, just like in Formula 1.

If they want to make it more appealing for the TV, the rally should be divided on 3 days:

Day 1 (Friday): Qualifying, starting with Championship order, with top 5 getting 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point

Day 2 (Saturday): Part 1 of the rally, with 150km on 2 SS each run twice (SS1 and SS4 live on TV) and daily winner

Day 3 (Sunday): Part 2 of the rally, with 150km on 2 SS each run twice (SS1 and SS4 live on TV) and daily winner (reversed order starting list, taken from Day 1 results)

Overall winner is the driver who has better combined time.

Full points for every classification, so you can get max 80 points per event.

[Franky]

My solution: all WRC2 first, then WRC with order decided after qualifying like last year.

And penalize the feeder series guys? It would be fairer if the championship order is used on leg 1 and for the rest of the legs rally overall standings would serve as the basis for starting order.

In rallying you can't give everyone the same conditions, not on gravel nor tarmac.

[Franky]

QS could have been televised, just like in Formula 1.

If they want to make it more appealing for the TV, the rally should be divided on 3 days:

Day 1 (Friday): Qualifying, starting with Championship order, with top 5 getting 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point

Day 2 (Saturday): Part 1 of the rally, with 150km on 2 SS each run twice (SS1 and SS4 live on TV) and daily winner

Day 3 (Sunday): Part 2 of the rally, with 150km on 2 SS each run twice (SS1 and SS4 live on TV) and daily winner (reversed order starting list, taken from Day 1 results)

Overall winner is the driver who has better combined time.

Full points for every classification, so you can get max 80 points per event.

Scrap that idea. That's three sprint events and the point system will be a nightmare for the random observer.

[AndyRAC]

A gimmick - nearly all Motorsport series have them; not that it makes it right. The organisers/ promoters arent confident enough in their product to let the best driver keep winning - meaning people lose interest. This is a World Series, not the local club/ national series; really, it has no place in the WRC. Another example of 'dumbing down'.

[tommeke_B]

How many stages were cancelled because of WRC2? I don't think it would be such a big problem...

The first I can think of is the 60km long stage in Sardinia, cancelled after the crash of Al-Rahji. Also letting WRC2 cars start first could cause huge traffic problems, as all spectators would leave the stage at the very same moment (after last WRC car) to go to the next stage, while they now stay for at least some WRC2-drivers. This issue could be bigger than you may think, especially for events like Finland and Germany, with lots of spectators.

[dodge33cymru]

Qualifying for WRC2/3 too? So same boat as ERC for those guys?

In this hypothetical situation that's never going to happen, I mean.

We're more likely to see WRC become a 1 hour cone slalom before the current promoters would bring back qualifying.