Italian media on Monte 2021:

The next edition of the Montecarlo rally has started to make headlines even before the 2020 one ended; a special edition to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the Monaco auto club, which for the occasion should move its center of gravity to the Principality of Monaco.

The leitmotif of the 2021 edition will be the great celebration of the ACM for its 100th birthday, a motivation that is giving a great impetus to basing a Monte Carlo rally up to its legend. Farewell to Gap this time has nothing to do with Ogier's probable withdrawal, or with the god of money. The tide of public that has also poured into the Gap region this year is a sufficient stimulus for local and municipal administrations. Wanting to bring all three / four days of competition to the center of gravity of the principality is the same organization, which for its hundred years would aspire to a Montecarlo race in every respect. The main problem to date is the service park, with the ACM that would like it in Monaco or La Turbie, but the problem of the necessary and adequate spaces is creating many problems. In the port area the spaces are quite limited and in the case of eighty ninety competitors would still be insufficient. Not to mention the traffic problems in returning to the mid and end of the day service, given that the highway between Nice and Monaco often offers queues and slowdowns at peak times. One of the solutions could be to go and occupy the large spaces surrounding the new stadium in Nice, located alongside the Saint Isidore highway exit. Logistically perfect location, but distant and with limited impact on the principality. The only thing that is not lacking is the stages because in the valleys that embrace the N 202 (Nice, Gap) not far from the capital of the French Riviera there is a myriad of historical stages: Saint Auban, Aiglun, Entevaux, La Cayolle and many other. Very classic, full of charm, but with the possibility of ice and snow reduced to the minimum terms.

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