In
Part 2 of the 2017 season preview of the World Rally Championship, the new chassis regulations came under scrutiny with emphasis on wilder appearances and greater spectacle as a result of more radical aero devices and wider tracks.
So there's plenty of scope for a huge uplift in positivity about the championship. Isn't there?
The rally format fail
Yes,
I know. I may have mentioned these things once before, briefly. But in a
season preview, especially one that offers as much 2017 apparently
does, you have to cover it all. So read on and mutter under your
breath if you must. Or just skip to the "Start Order" section below.
That #@$%&*! Sunday half day
If we accept that the average WRC event should
encompass roughly 300kms of competitive stage mileage - around 40% on
day #1, 40% on day #2 and a piddly 20% on day #3 - then those
precious three hundred kilometres should work as hard as possible,
right? I mean, we should expect every single one of those kilometres to count, surely?
So how is it that they don't?
