Quote Originally Posted by itix View Post
The same can be said about most rally scenes as of late. We used to have loads of young talents knocking on our doors in almost all traditionally strong national and international series. Now it looks like a slump in form below the WRC (but the WRC itself looks a lot stronger instead).

Still, this is an international field of drivers and the Italians are keeping up. Nobody would accuse Lukyanuk or Bouffier of being slow (and the Italians have worse conditions).
I think the issue has been financial rather than lack of talent. I would imagine this has been the case even more so in Italy...