WRC
Gilles Spitalier: “We wanted Mexico to make the news”
Gilles Spitalier - Director of the Rally of Nations
Since 2004, there have been 16 editions of the Rally from Mexico in WRC. Despite this, it appears that you are still obliged to demonstrate that you deserve to appear on the calendar?
It’s true that we hoped to be there this year.
Was it a surprise to you not to have a slot in 2022?
Indeed. What we were given as a reason was that the WRC was introducing a whole new technology and the manufacturers didn't have enough material available to send some of it overseas. The parts supply concerns that affect the automotive world also have repercussions on the WRC and have not made this move possible. This is the excuse we had to explain our absence and that of
Loïc ROCCI
Journalist specializing in rallying past, present and future... and with a southern accent
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