Post by Sav on Dec 26, 2020 15:41:57 GMT
For me it would have to be the WRC Monza Rally. The pandemic forced a different WRC schedule, and the finale was a rally that utilised the actual GP track itself, the banking and the public roads around area. It was the most peculiar rally I have seen, and the public road stages were like Monte-Carlo in January; a mixture of bone dry, snow and ice at any given moment.
Elfyn Evans was looking good for the championship, until he carried too much speed into an icy right-hand bend and he slid off into a ditch. He would remain there. The next car that came along was Ogier, his title rival. Evans' co-driver Scott Martin stood before the corner to warn Ogier to slow down. If he hadn't, Ogier probably would have gone into the same ditch. He had a scare, but it was only that. Exceptional sportsmanship, you don't see that very often these days! Evans would have been champion had Ogier got stuck in the same ditch....
WRC has listed reserve events if the pandemic affects the planned 2021 schedule. The Monza Rally is one of the listed reserves. Maybe just not in the winter!
Elfyn Evans was looking good for the championship, until he carried too much speed into an icy right-hand bend and he slid off into a ditch. He would remain there. The next car that came along was Ogier, his title rival. Evans' co-driver Scott Martin stood before the corner to warn Ogier to slow down. If he hadn't, Ogier probably would have gone into the same ditch. He had a scare, but it was only that. Exceptional sportsmanship, you don't see that very often these days! Evans would have been champion had Ogier got stuck in the same ditch....
WRC has listed reserve events if the pandemic affects the planned 2021 schedule. The Monza Rally is one of the listed reserves. Maybe just not in the winter!
