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Ogier calls for WRC Rally1 windscreen fogging solution
Last Friday, there was a lot of talk about misted-up windscreens during extreme wet weather in the stages. The issue affected the Rally1 cars with prototype space frames more severely than the Rally2 cars derived from production-based models. Drivers like Sébastien Ogier and Ott Tanak had trouble seeing through the windscreen, with Tanak even crouching in his seat to get a better view. Ogier believes that this problem should be a part of the future rethinking of the WRC, suggesting a simpler approach to avoid these issues. Hyundai team principal Cyril Abiteboul admits that it’s embarrassing and not good for the PR of Rally1 cars, and plans to find a fix. FIA road sport director Andrew Wheately thinks a design re-think might be challenging, but believes that teams can resolve the issue by optimizing the cars for the conditions they will be racing in.
