[Deschodt]

yeah, they have problems... the ratings on TV are abysmal, mostly because they are not on TV in most places, doesn't look great when a part timer like Ogier can come back run a few races and win the championship (or an even older Loeb can rejoin and win a monte like he did a few years back).

It's a 2-3 car fight at most, and frankly I don't know about you guys but neither the Toyota nor Hyundai econoboxes gets my juices flowing. I have loved Rally forever and consider those guys the most talented drivers of all series, but I sure miss the cooler era of Audi quattro, Lancia 037 or Delta, Even the celica or Subaru.. The "Mollie maid hot hatch with aero bits" trend has not captivated me (most house cleaners in my area drive those small toyota hatches in case that reference is not universal). I wish they would go back to more production like cool cars, possibly even RWD for long slides... GT3, M3, R8, Cars that make people go wow and are sideways all the time... The new cars are so good they straightline corners, the correct technique is to not drift and lose time (well that's circuit racing)...

I watched a historic rally last year on site in the south of france, and seeing the old M3s, 911s, alpines, that was fun ! The new cars are amazing for sure but not lookers both aesthetically and how they must be driven. Dunno what to think of the above, maybe it will be the end of it, maybe some strange cool stuff will come out of it.