Ask most devotees of rallying which is their favourite event, and you’ll usually get one answer: Finland, the spiritual home of the sport, where cars seemingly defy the laws of physics.
And what made the 2021 World Rally Championship season special was that for the first time, we were lucky enough to get Finland twice. The first time was the Arctic Rally: a winter wonderland held close to the Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi. Maybe it’s the temperatures that regularly drop to -30°C, or perhaps it’s the fascination that the locals have with eating bear, but this is a rally like no other.