[WRC] News & rumours (part IV) 2016

[AL14]

To be honest, I think the drivers comments in Australia last year were much more justified than in Sweden this year. Then there was dust, which made the competition unfair. In Sweden it was just about being on the wrong tyres. Isn't it a great aspect of our sport too, seeing drivers in conditions that aren't ideal? It's a part of our sport, that drivers have to get out of their comfort zone. The speed would be lower than in optimal conditions (which drivers prefer), so normally the consequences of a crash should be smaller as well... In Monte it happened so much that drivers were on wrong tyres, even on much more dangerous stages (for both drivers and spectators), and nobody ever complained...

I agree.
I'm not against what drivers say, I repeat they should be listened but they can't decide themself. It's true what nafpaktos says, drivers know more than anyone else how can be dangerous out there but this doesn't mean they can take decisions ALONE boycotting stages. They should be listened carefully but they should be only a part of the discussion. Otherwise they could take decisions too much comfortable to them.
At the end, as someone wrote some months ago, if any of us can drive with fog, or without studs in snowy roads, those guys who are the best drivers in the world with the most performing cars (in terms of grip) in the world, can as well.

EDIT: Want just to add that in Australia I think with the drivers had a sort of point, especially regarding the spectators safety.