Disagree, because this i Safari, well known for its muddy and bad roads/stages. Has nothing to do with how the sport i dead or not.
You know about "Carlsson på taket" or Carlsson on the roof? He drove 3-cyl Saab Sport in Safari back in early 60´s. At one spot he got totally stuck in a mud hole with his fwd Saab.
he asked the native spectators to roll his car over on the roof so he could get out of the mudhole.
Think that is what some of the guys longing for tomorrow...

You will be surprised, but yes, they heard. And they didnt liked it (not all of them of course) and were fighting against it. Thats one of the reasons why this category was killed by FIA...
WRC mainclass from 2027