Actually it's the other way around. Everybody has to know limits of things he uses simply because it doesn't help anything to push like hell and have a puncture every second stage. In the end the puncture is near always a result of driving.
But going slower doesn't guarantee not having punctures. And it would no point for Dmack to finish last in WRC, just to minimize risk of punctures. They are here to get publicity and as the result to sell more tires, you can't achieve this by going slow.
Other than the Roger Albert dont think any current UK forestry events could remotely get anywhere near the required mileage and as you say nil possibility of anything new appearing on the scene woods...
Recce interviews: https://youtu.be/IzYGTgjw7Pc?si=YDh9InQGsyZjEVfX
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