Maybe Tanak to Toyota, Ogier to Citroen and Neuville to M-Sport Ford. Don't discount the last one if he does not win the WDC this season.
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Maybe Tanak to Toyota, Ogier to Citroen and Neuville to M-Sport Ford. Don't discount the last one if he does not win the WDC this season.
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Tänak confirmed to Toyota
Thierry to M-sport - total nonsense. He have contract and Hyundai will not let him get away. Like at that time in 2016 he nearly go away but that didn't happen.
We would see possible moves only for free drivers, not that ones who have contracts. That's Ogier, Tanak, maybe Tidemand, Ostberg...
Updated Tänak to opening post listing
Maybe Citroen and M-Sport (depends on which team Ogier is going to) should start talking with Sordo and Paddon. Sordo is a solid point scorer while Paddon is still a rather promising talent who is able to fight for the title in future. I think it´s a better choice than bringing back Ostberg and Camilli in case of M-Sport or Lefebvre in case of Citroen...
In the case of Citroen, if they don't get Ogier, I think they'll switch between Lefebvre, Loeb and Al-Qassimi in the third car. They don't really have an open seat for a full time driver unless you take away Breen's seat, but ATM it seems Breen's doing just as well as Sordo or Paddon.
If it's true that Ford will get more backing and now that Tänak's gone, maybe M-Sport can afford Ogier after all, and maybe he's convinced to stay there? Third seat to be decided between Suninen, Tidemand and Camilli. But hard to say which one gets picked. I wouldn't doubt hiring Suninen, but most likely it's not that simple.
Sorry for Paddon and Sordo, but you can now clearly see why Hyundai had to get someone who can deliver result right now. Getting beaten by Toyota in 2018, just on their second season since returning, would be a big no-no!
Sordo is a consistent deliverer...