1. Narrow and technical This edition takes in far more of the Mediterranean island than 2008, the last time it featured in the WRC calendar, when the action was centred on the Ajaccio region. The longer route has brought more varied stages, with Friday and Saturday's roads generally narrower and on more abrasive, broken asphalt than Sunday's. One constant, however, is the number of corners. We couldn't verify the 'Rally of 10,000 Corners' nickname but we didn't find a straight longer than 200 metres anywhere. The picture below is from the Casamozza - Pomte Leccia stage, run on Friday (as SS2) and repeated on Saturday (as SS4).
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