r/WRC • u/MiddleReward4468 • 7d ago

Commentary / Discussion / Question Will the WRC lose its European Fans?

Hey everyone,

since the CER isn't part of the WRC next year and Wales isn't part of it either, do you guys think that the interest in WRC will slowly fade in the heart of Europe?

For me it seems like the FIA is trying to reach other markets like the arabic regions and potentially the US and slowly start to forget the countries that made rallying popular worldwide (excluding Finland, Sweden etc.)

What do you guys think?

PS: I saw some news that Germany (together with Luxemburg and Belgium) is trying to bring back the Rally Deutschland in the upcoming years. Tbh I highly doubt that, simply because of the politics and the economic difficulties that Racing is facing in Germany.

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u/MiddleReward4468 7d ago edited 7d ago

To clarify the reason of my comment: I didn`t mean Europe as a whole, but the the heart of it (Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, CZ etc.) We definitely have enough rallys in Europe itself, but they are mainly in the north and the south.

But I get all of your points!

In my opinion the WRC needs a rotational calendar with some events like Monte Carlo, Sweden, Mexico, Argentina and Finland being there every year.

Rotate for example between Spain/Italy/Croatia and Germany/Belgium/Barum Czech every year.