2008 and 2009 longest stage of the season was 41,5 and 40,5 km respectively, but other than those it's been clearly longer. In 2018 longest stage of the season was still 55,2 km, 2019 it dropped to 47,2km. From 2020 this has taken a plunge down to 37-38 kilometers.
In 2019 they decided to limit the total competitive action to 350kms so that probably didn’t help, likewise covid.
We can also add that Dominik Dinkel won Rally Kumrovec, the 7th round of Mitropa Cup and the 4th round of Croatian championship (but to be honest, the competition was very low):...
Jon Armstrong: "A big thanks to M-Sport and to have a 1-2 for them is amazing also, and it shows the car is great and everyone in the team." ...
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