How would Rally Italia look like if it returned in San Remo ?
The WRC is back next week with Rally Italia Sardegna. Rally Sardegna has been the host of Rally Italy since 2004, hosting 18 WRC events. But before the rally was held in the Mediterranean island, it was held in the North-West of Italy, in the mountains above the costal city of San Remo. Ott Tanak got the first win for himself and Hyundai in Sardegna last year The switch from San Remo to Sardegna happened after 2003. The organisers had to deal with too many fans up in the mountains, and also the WRC that year had a tarmac triple header of Corsica-San Remo-Catalunya. The FIA thought the calendar had too much tarmac, and Rally Italy went to Olbia for 2004, and stayed there. But with many people today arguing that there is too much (rough) gravel on the calendar, and too little tarmac, could a return to San Remo be possible? And if so, what would the itinerary and stages look like ? In 2021, the Hyundai team ran 4 of their i20 WRCs in San Remo as preparation for the upcoming Rall