The bar was emptying. It was late and getting later. Paradoxically, the message was clear and getting clearer. There was a serious concern about the speed of the next generation of World Rally Cars.
It was 2016, just a couple of hours after the finish of Rally Finland, and what began as a post-event debrief over a pint had morphed into a disconcertingly pessimistic look into the future. Not everybody liked the view from the crystal ball. Driver and co-drivers rarely – if ever – talk of their fears, which made this conversation even more intriguing.
Since a good many bottles of Karjala had gone down the hatch it would be grossly unfair to attribute quotes directly. But I was sitting with a good number of the men who’d packed the top…
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Autosport (Digital) - 1 Issue, 14/03/19