Wales Rally GB on hold?

Between Japan which is pawing, the Safari which is convinced that it is a given, New Zealand which is hoping and Canada summoned to get active, Oliver Ciesla already had plenty to do for the 2020 calendar.

The promoter of WRC should, however, still have a little free time to declare that Wales, a historic round of the championship, was perhaps going to lose its place in 2020 with the profile of a rally in Northern Ireland.

“Britain is one of the big markets where we would really like to be, he explained. There is a large fan base and a lot of tradition, but the rally does not take place in the heart of the country where it is located. And we hope to get there next year. Change in Northern Ireland is key to Britain's future.

Yes, I would say it is essential. If we look at the long-term perspective, I don't see a timetable where we would continue to go to Wales again and again. »

Will Wales 2019 (October 3-6) make its last World Cup appearance this season? Will Ireland, where the WRC has already visited (2007-2009) and which is no more central in the country, make its return? Based on which test? Is there not a procedure to be followed by the FIA ​​before a round is admitted – or not – into a calendar?

Can an alternation be set up between Wales and Ireland, or between Wales and another rally in England? It remains to be seen which one has strong enough shoulders to host the WRC. Clearly, if the competition is very indecisive in the special stages, behind the scenes the suspense is also tenacious.