Stupid rules in WRC cirkus or how to change for the better

[Mirek]

Should we change things to the better finding out rallies are decided on liasions?

Rallies have been desided on liaisons since forever. Liaison is part of the rally route just like the stage is.

There have been accidents on liaisons, time penalties for being late/too early in time controls. Cars have run out of fuel, out of electricity after alternator failure, overheated due to pierced radiators. Police stopped the competitors for speeding, police stopped them for violating other rules (driving on three wheels is a good example of an act which is in clear violation of traffic law). Crews have been excluded for not following the route given by the itinerary, for coming into time controls in wrong direction...

Simply said, nobody won a rally on the liaison but many lost it there. It's part of the game.