Todt calls for Rally 2 to end

Jean Todt calls for Rally 2 to be dropped from the WRC
Jean Todt (FRA), President FIA
Jean Todt (FRA), President FIA
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FIA president Jean Todt says he would like to see the Rally 2 𒈔rule currently in use in the World Rally Championship come to an end.

Rally 2, previously known as♉ SupeRally, gives drivers the opportunity to rejoin an event on the day after they retire; albeit with a time penalty for each stage missed.

In recent years, a number of drivers have benefitted from the rule to return to action and score championship points - sometimes at the expense of drivers who have competed on thꦆe full event but have run into issues of their own☂.

Monte Carlo this weekend is running without the Rally 2 regulations in place after individual events were given the opportunity to 🦂opt-out of using the system.

That mea෴ns drivers like Jari-Matti Latvala and Theirry Neuville have been unable to restart in Monte Carlo after being forced to retire but Todt said he was a firm believer that if you are out of an event, you are out - 💃and there should be no second chance.

"I quite like the idea that if you have retired, you have retired," he said. "I feel it's not normal, [WRC] is the only category where, if you have retired, you can still s🌄core points. I don't see any logic. I welcome this proposal from the Automo🏅bile Club de Monaco.

"The WRC Commission will make their suggestion for the future but, for me, we have never seen any kind of🎃 racing where you retire and then can come back and score points a few hours later. I understand it can be helpfu♏l to do some further testing and to learn, but I am sure we can address those problems.

"I am completely against the id💮ea of scoring points when you retire. I'm sorry, when you have a strong team like Ford losing a car after the fourth stage with Lജatvala. I feel it's a shame, but that's racing."

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