WRC Rally Islas Canarias 2026

**Corcaíoch** · 24th April 2026, 17:10

Coverage of WRC2 has been very good on this rally and in Croatia, hope they keep it up for the rest of the year

**Rallyper** · 24th April 2026, 18:42

Originally Posted by meh

I think drivers in general like those stages - they can just drive and there is less of the puncture lottery, dirty road due to the starting position, etc. - it is a fair field for everyone.

The "problem" is that Toyota is too good, and there is no competitive field. If we could have all 3 teams with cars to fight for the stage wins and have those "few tenths here or there" leads, it could be a different story.

However you forgot about the heritage of rallying, son.

**COD** · 24th April 2026, 19:48

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

The modern cars are so good now and drivers so precise that dry tarmac can look a bit boring. But that's their fault, not the rally.

Years ago with the Group A and then S2000 cars, this type of event looked great.

Pity the FIA cant mandate a RWD diff bias for the current cars.

Aero and long suspension travel are the reason it looks boring. Specially these stupid huge wings

**Ferranis** · 24th April 2026, 20:08

Originally Posted by COD

Aero and long suspension travel are the reason it looks boring. Specially these stupid huge wings

The WRC17 had more of both and were amazing to watch. Most likely then multiple factors

**meh** · 25th April 2026, 06:50

Quite a doninance, stage positions 1 to 5 for Toyota for every proper stage (SS2, SS4, SS5, SS6, SS7). (SS1 and SS8 short stage, SS3 cancelled).

**malscar** · 25th April 2026, 06:58

and ss9

**denkimi** · 25th April 2026, 06:59

It seems like hyundai has actually gone backwards.

**Eli** · 25th April 2026, 07:08

I wonder when and if we see they say thanks to everyone but they’re leaving WRC for good…a travesty watching them…

**EstWRC** · 25th April 2026, 07:17

Originally Posted by meh

I think drivers in general like those stages - they can just drive and there is less of the puncture lottery, dirty road due to the starting position, etc. - it is a fair field for everyone.

The "problem" is that Toyota is too good, and there is no competitive field. If we could have all 3 teams with cars to fight for the stage wins and have those "few tenths here or there" leads, it could be a different story.

how it would be different? i was talking purely about stages/rally and their profile, not about the competition.

no matter how close the battles would be or if we would have Group B cars on the stages, it wouldnt make look the stages and rally itself better.

**AndersX** · 25th April 2026, 07:17

Eh, boring! How to sell this product to wider audiences outside the die-hard fan base? Interesting that Hyundai has done some adjustments that Sordo is not the fastest of them 3 anymore.