Quote Originally Posted by PLuto View Post
I also dont understand giving this chicanes only to reduce the average speed in stage, it is complete nonsense. Each chicane should be there mainly for safety issues, on place, where you really want slow down crews because there is very dangerous place, too straight part or you are before entering the village. But it still should be visible by eye, that crew went through that passage correctly or not...
I don't remember any mentions of average speed alone, I only used it as an example to show how fast the stages can be. But what Henrik Frank says in the interview is that they intend to reduce the time the cars spend with their top speed, and I would assume the need of chicanes is at the ends of long straights / fast sections or before dangers.

And this video from 1000 Lakes Rally 1958 proves that braking tests have been a part of rallying before https://youtu.be/qnHhdAezzyc?t=622