why in rally races there is a guy on a passenger seat explaining where to drive?
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Rally races are an entirely different race than a normal track race like F1 or NASCAR. I mean, NASCAR is mostly just an oval-ish track with nothing but left turns.
F1 tracks have left and right turns to them, but the route of the track is easy enough for a single driver to study and memorize on their own.
Rally tracks can vary in their terrain and elevation over a much longer distance than other tracks. The A driver is literally guiding the driver through it by telling them what angle to approach a turn, what speed to approach it at, how sharp the turn is, etc etc. There are dozens, if not hundreds of variables that need to be taken into consideration. This allows the driver to strictly focus on driving while the A driver acts more as a navigator and co-pilot.
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