“No person would go and watch Method 1 if it began at 7am within the morning, so it’s beginning at a great time,” Halttunen added. “Lengthy days are not any difficulty however we now have to additionally take into consideration the viewers and who will come and at what time, so for me it’s good and the stage is good.”
A number of drivers have been additionally complimentary in regards to the format.
Ott Tänak instructed DirtFish: “It’s mainly how Sunday needs to be. It’s not likely about making it so long as attainable, it’s extra to make it entertaining and like a fast shootout the place all people pushes to the utmost and I believe that’s the way in which it’s in the intervening time.”
Rovanperä mentioned it was the “proper factor for the followers” as “we will construct one thing the place all people can keep within the one place and might make a giant present for everyone”, along with his Toyota team-mate Sébastien Ogier additionally a fan of the idea.
World championship chief Elfyn Evans, nevertheless, had some reservations, feeling the penalty when it comes to championship factors was too massive if issues didn’t go to plan.
“It’s a superb format, I believe it’s nice,” he added. “The one factor I’d say is that most likely for what number of factors are on provide, we needs to be doing extra mileage than this. 40 kilometers is a bit too brief, however that’s simply due to the championship factors as it’s.”
