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    Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
    On paper, they had the best lineup for this year with the only team where all drivers had won rallies vs. other teams had only one rally winner. I think it's more down to their technical problems than the drivers.
    I'm not convinced, but anyway, next year the competition will be stronger, so they have to keep that in mind.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jparker View Post
    I'm not convinced, but anyway, next year the competition will be stronger, so they have to keep that in mind.
    True, the situation has changed over the season. Tänak and Lappi are now WRC winners and if you count Mikkelsen as a Citroen driver, the other teams have now two WRC winners in their cars.

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    I think what is fantastic about the last couple of years is how the level has risen in the WRC.

    All but one of the works contracted drivers have stood on a WRC podium now. In most cases on multiple occasions.

    70% of the works drivers have won a rally. So what we finally have is a series that can no longer reward mediocrity. When you have established drivers (who are under contract!) that are worried about their seat - that shows some healthy competition.
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    I think a lot of the improvements to the WRC is because VW left... Suddenly you have a more balanced field of cars, and no-mega team line up of 3 drivers regularly capable of winning rallies in the best car.

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    https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/mikke...in-wrc-future/

    The crucial thing is here

    “I do have money to invest in my career,” he said. “But I won’t pay for a drive if I don’t see a way forward with that car or that team. I am willing to invest if there’s a future there – there must be some kind of an opening. It’s not easy to rent a car right now, so maybe we wait until next year and be ready for 2022.
    He also says how Hyundai is made for Thierry Neuville and doesn't suit his style, which is the same as the Sebs' styles.

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    mmm
    "I adopted my style from Sébastien Ogier and he adopted his style from Sébastien Loeb".
    but ogier was definitley ok (and still is) with a car made by (and for) tanak. and tanak says in hiunday is working pretty much the same setup of neuville (Adamo said that in recent interview, they split the test work cause they're similar.) So that's a bit controversial. : )

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    he has to come up with some kind of reason

    He just isn’t as adopting driver as Tänak, Ogier and Neuville are.

    When everything clicks for him, yes he is very fast, but If things aren’t like he wants then he struggles a lot
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    Hyundai & Toyota dont need his investment money so he would have to get one of their importers to help like Paddon in NZ.

    Otherwise that just leaves M-Sport. If he believes in himself so strongly he has to get some kind of deal with them and prove his speed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC View Post
    Hyundai & Toyota dont need his investment money
    I think Mikkelsen hopes to do the same as Latvala - rent a car for some rallies to show he has the pace and to get in contact with a team who would then hire him for the following season. And renting a car is where the money is needed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EstWRC View Post
    he has to come up with some kind of reason

    He just isn’t as adopting driver as Tänak, Ogier and Neuville are.

    When everything clicks for him, yes he is very fast, but If things aren’t like he wants then he struggles a lot
    How do we know that Neuville is adopting driver ?
    When was last time that he was driving some other car than Hyundai i20 ?
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