u/camefromthesouthside

Some great ones like Gronholm's "Up in the *ss of Timo" or Panizzi's "he not sport! *Whistle sounds*" as well as some of the modern era come to mind.

Drivers are full of adrenaline at stage end and immediately are shoved a microphone in their face resulting in some great quotes across the years, an aspect I love about this sport. Glad the FIA stopped fining drivers for swearing at stage end.

At this weekend's Rally Japan it was notable how many drivers made comments about enjoying the last time driving Rally1 on asphalt, calling it "a shame" and "a privilege to have driven these cars".

With the rest of the season being full gravel, this is the last time we will see Rally1 cars on tarmac.

Personally, I am excited for next year's regulations to bring more constructors and brands into the sport and a denser field when mixed with the Rally2 field leading to hopefully more exciting battles with underdogs/locals when all drivers have equal machinery.

I will admit, I will miss these Rally1 machines. The last generation from 2025 - 2026 has become some of my favorite WRC cars ever with their stick-shift, non-centre differential, 400bhp and simpler aero (except rear wing) than the 2017 cars.

What do you guys think? Will you miss the Rally1 generation?