Quote Originally Posted by Lundefaret View Post
But, motorsport at this level is not only for the drivers. It is also for spectators, TV viewers etc, (read: fans) to gather attention, to make it a sellable product, so it needs to be exiting.
Exactly this is here Capito made his point. WRC is hard to recognize for a casual spectator, he doesn't understand why the championship leader is handicapped by a guy ho enters few rallies for the year. He probably finds f1 much more exciting now, equal conditions, more real competition.
Imagine a sprint duel between a sportsman in a wheelchair taking part in para-Olympics running only 10m and Husein Bolt running 100m. Is it exciting? Or just humiliating? Who will watch such competition. No, sport is about competition.