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What to look out for in the 2021 WRC

As the 2021 World Rally Championship prepares to launch amid tight COVID-19 restrictions in Monte Carlo, here are the eight things unrelated to the pandemic that you should keep an eye on this year

Against the odds, following the cancellation of Rally Sweden, the 2021 World Rally Championship gets underway this week with its traditional curtain raiser in Monte Carlo.

After the 2020 season was heavily disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a six-month gap between rounds three and four, there is much hope that 2021 can bring a return of some form of normality in which the main talking points come from action on the stages rather than case numbers in service park localities.

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