And although the 23 year old crashed out on just the second stage, the potential was clearly there.

At the end of his first ever day of competitive rally driving, he was lying 25th in the field, ahead of veterans like Stig Blomquist and Gwyndaf Evans, both in similarly capable cars.

Bearing in mind that even outgoing world champion Richard Burns has struggled to get to grips with the 206 WRC this year, it's fair to say that if Rossi and Michelin decide to pursue this as a next career then there's every chance that he will be needing another trophy cabinet soon.

Good luck to him either way.

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