M-Sport are so low budget the mechanics etc were slumming it with me on Flybe on the way back to Manchester. No business class for them whilst they're paying Ogier's salary.
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Yeah, if we assume Ogier has a 0 result in Spain, Tänak wins and Neuville is second, it's a whole new situation, with two rallies to go. It would make Neuville 178, Ogier 177 and Tänak 169, plus whatever they would scrape out of the power stage. But of course it's not very likely to happen.
Yeah, he could have made it to the podium in all three latest rallies (except maybe the puncture in Germany would have ruined it) and would be up there in the title fight as well.Quote:
One has to feel sorry for Latvala too. He has had the best season ever and the car has been the thing that let him down.
Ogier and Neuville have both had a nil score recently so it can happen.
Tanak's chances are slim but its not impossible.
If Ogier has a DNF, then Neuville and Tanak have a chance, as long as they have 3 great rallies. Even if Ogier does not retire in any rally, Neuville could count on the fact that he has to open the road in all 3 of them and try to take advantage to chip away points, 17 points are a lot though.
I wonder if Tanak's words are for Mr Wilson's benefit... ;)
"So low budget"? Come on, I think it's more about spending the available budget in a smarter way. Business class is overrated anyway, especially for European flights that take only a couple of hours. You wait on the same place for the plane, if a bus takes you to the plane, you're on the same bus. All you have is some extra leg space, and free food/drink once on the plane. I doubt it's worth another 400-500 euros/person/rally, especially when you have to multiply it by 100. Same goes for the hotel rooms, where VW had one person/room while in other teams members had to share a room.
Wasn't it just meant as irony?
Which sane person flies Germany-GB in business class?