Sections were closed for fans, but millions followed the action on television and podcasts. AdvertisementThe Italian rally - 800 kilometres long of which 168 was competitive - was the first of the six-round European Championship announced in June and counted towards the FIA ERC2 and FIA ERC3 championships as well as the FIA European Rally Championship for Teams. Television will certainly play a big role, as it has been since the arrival of SuperSport in Kenya from 1995 when fans left stadia action and shifted to television. For the WRC Safari Rally, this was actualised in 1997 when the BBC gave the first daily highlights beamed across the globe and locally, through KBC. Next year’s Safari Rally will be more television-driven, whether or not Covid-19 will still be with us.

Source: Daily Nation July 29, 2020 04:07 UTC