The Monte Carlo Rally has 8 entries in the Rally1 class. The 2024 Dakar Rally has 70 entries in the T1 Ultimate class. And the latter aren't exactly cheap. In fact, there's 21 Toyota Hilux.
This for an event that is invisible even by WRC standards.
Unless the current Manufacturers can commit to running a load more Rally1 cars, I don’t see the promoter/FIA have much choice other than to change it to Rally2 or some derivative of.
Idk how much reliable is Google translate, but
"We are working on the project to prepare for WRC 27, a development step that interests us"
doesn't sound like they are talking about next season....
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