Because Rally Sweden had plenty of snow – here’s why!

I kind of converted back to WRC this year after a couple of years of ignoring it completely. With Ogier winning every rally – I know, it was great! – not much interest on my side. The man knows how to do it, doesn’t he? Good for him. Robochamps don’t really turn me on, I prefer one-hit wonders myself.

Then all of a sudden, this petit Rovanperä caught my attention. With the JR now gone from competing full-time, I suppose the field is as even as it can be. Lots of dudes with equal rallying skills. Now that’s interesting. Pity the promoter sucks so much. If it wasn’t for Dirtfish coverage, I don’t know what I’d do.

Despite p*ss poor manufacturer count, the cars look and sound awesome. What better way to plug your road-going product? Big wings, mighty aero. Like Hendrix on acid.

Anyhoo. I digress or maybe I don’t.

I loved watching the Dakar Rally back in January, feels like a long time ago already. Not being a romantic person at all, I’d never wish to actually go there and experience the dust and sweat in person. This I get to experience in Lisbon every August on a similar scale.

The older Sainz still got it in him, no denying. He’s old, his skin is cold but he’s totally on the level when it comes to surviving the Dakar adventure.

After the thing was over, I found myself in the company of Audi’s Dakar glory posters everywhere I went.

It said the sand didn’t scare Audi one bit, F1 will, for sure.

It also said the vehicle in question (lemme see if I get it right: Audi RS Q étron, pardon, e-tron) was developed specifically for Dakar and is not available for sale. That’s fantastic news, it’ll help them sell something, I hope. I’m not their customer, I confess. Audi’s electric car line-up is out of my reach financially, a toy at a price of a house – only when I win a lottery or something.