Carlos Barbosa on bridging the gap between manufacturers and privateers and safety in the WRC
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Carlos Barbosa is a rally chief with two hats. At home he is the President of the Automobile Club of Portugal, internationally he is the FIA’s President of the World Rally Championship Commission. Portugal’s premier rally has been changing its face these days. Their world championship qualifying event is again based back in the north of the country, the region considered its spiritual home for the second year, after a decade of being held in the south of the country. Before this year’s event took to the streets we asked Carlos why the…
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