Retirement shake-up planned
FIA president Max Mosley has come up with a revolutionary idea to allow drivers back into World Rally Championship rounds if they retire early, according to this week's AUTOSPORT magazine
Mosley sees this as a sensible way to maintain interest in the championship rounds if some of the leading lights fall by the wayside on the opening two legs.
"I'd like to see a situation where, if a car retires on the opening day, like Marcus Gronholm on Wales Rally Great Britain this season, he can still run and maintain the opportunity to win on the second and third days," said Mosley.
"Rallying is supposed to be something the public watches - so what's the point in not allowing that car to run on Saturday and Sunday if it could have been fixed. You could have put the car on a trailer, taken it back, fixed it and then carried on over the following two days. You're never going to win the rally, but there could be a points system arranged to make this a viable method."
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