After hearing drivers silly answers about their numbers choices it’s hard to find a valid reason for having this new rule. The WRC is not a circuit racing series with a limited and permanent number of drivers; it’s an open sport which allows new crews to get in at any new event and local amateurs to run alongside the series pros; that’s why we have seeded entry lists according to drivers status. The current rule already allowed P drivers to keep their numbers through the season, the new one will just add unnecessary confusion.

Once for all, the FIA should care about preserving each series nature instead of forcing rules changes just because they seem popular or easy to implement.