Definitely, the weather of Rally Monte-Carlo is always unpredictable. After a beautiful 2024 edition under the sun, more difficult conditions are coming for the last days before the start of the 2025 vintage.
Rain is forecast from Thursday, before a lull on Friday, but showers could also wet the roads over the weekend. While the forecast temperatures remain mostly above 0°C, conditions at the Col de Turini are more uncertain.
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Adrien Fourmaux blocked by snow
The Justice of the Peace of the Power Stage has been under snow since the beginning of the week. Photos taken on site show roads that have been white for several days and the expected melting seems to be taking longer than expected. Having left for reconnaissance this Wednesday morning a few hours before the Shakedown, Adrien fourmaux got stuck behind other cars because of the heavy snowflakes that made the road increasingly difficult.
The Frenchman, who will be driving a Hyundai for the first time after his arrival from M-Sport, is in any case not the least skilled on the snow, while he had signed his first podium in WRC last year in Sweden. The Monte-Carlo will start on Thursday at 18:05 p.m. during the first special stage, 19,01 km long, between Digne-les-Bains and Chaudon-Norante.
Damn, we're going to miss the opening of the slopes!! pic.twitter.com/f56GnQoAPy
— Adrien FOURMAUX (@AdrienFourmaux) January 22, 2025
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John Speed
23/01/2025 at 07:30 a.m.
Isn't Monte supposed to be on snow?