Misted-up windscreens were a hot topic last Friday as extreme wet weather hit the stages. The issue afflicted the prototype spaceframe-built Rally1 cars much more severely than Rally2 machines derived from production-based models.
Ogier was among a number of Rally1 drivers affected, having to peer through a two-centimetre clear section of windscreen to navigate through Friday morning stages.
M-Sport’s Ott Tanak fared the worst with his vision and was seen crouching in his seat in a bid to see through the windscreen.
Eight-time world champion Ogier believes the problem should be part of the WRC’s future rethink.
When asked if the addition of an air conditioning unit could help resolve the issue, he said: “I think it would be very tricky because those cars are full of water inside and they are nearly impossible to build waterproof because of this tubular frame and the carbon panels around it.
“Maybe it is part of the whole rethink we need to have about our sport. These cars have this problem, and they are extremely expensive, maybe there is a way to go back to something a bit more simple, and maybe avoid this kind of problem.”
Source: Autosport