M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams

[Simmi]

Another disappointing showing for M-Sport this weekend, for me. What happened to the new improved Fiesta?

The drivers put it a bit too close to the scenery and destroyed both their rallies. It showed flashes of pace but from early on they were never really fighting for anything.

Then on the Saturday Tanak kept talking about how he was re-adjusting to the speed of WRC machinery in Finland. I would have thought the hefty test and 6th place in 2012 might have helped with that?

Like Wilson effectively said when he was courting Neuville - they don't have the drivers to extract the full potential of the car.

[EstWRC]

Tänak showed the potential of the new car in poland! you did not follow the rally? 6 stage wins against Ogier's 8, on the power stage the gap between Tänak and Ogier was just 0.1 secs so basically the same and it makes 7 stage wins for Tänak and 7 for Ogier basically ...Tänak also wanted to show the performance here in finland but unfortunately hit that stone on friday and was not allowed to push the next days but still set fast times without pushing.

[AL14]

Tänak showed the potential of the new car in poland! you did not follow the rally? 6 stage wins against Ogier's 8, on the power stage the gap between Tänak and Ogier was just 0.1 secs so basically the same and it makes 7 stage wins for Tänak and 7 for Ogier basically ...Tänak also wanted to show the performance here in finland but unfortunately hit that stone on friday and was not allowed to push the next days but still set fast times without pushing.

Tanak showed his potential more than car's potential imho.

[EstWRC]

i totally agree, but i still think the new car is also better, at least for Tänak. I doubt Neuville would do better.

[all-rally]

From what i have seen, Tänak has had to push the car to the absolute limit to keep pace with the VW's in Poland and silly mistakes have cost both drivers. Ever since the new car came out, Evans' luck has turned for the worse and the niggles have meant he has not had a good clean rally to regain the confidence. On the other hand, the arrival of the new car seems to have suited Tänak more, silly small mistakes aside it has brought on better stage times and improvements when compared to the beginning of the year when Evans was performing better.

[Andre Oliveira]

The difference between cars is not so big. Ogier would win with Fiesta. Tänak no, in VW.

[N.O.T]

The difference between cars is not so big. Ogier would win with Fiesta. Tänak no, in VW.

Ogier could not win in fiesta or Citroen... 2 years ago yes but not today.

[Rallyper]

The difference between cars is not so big. Ogier would win with Fiesta. Tänak no, in VW.

Ogier couldn´t win with VW.

(NORF that is)

[Doon]

Ogier could win on a horse and cart at the moment (providing it passed scrutineering).

[EstWRC]

Based on the performances in Poland and Finland im sure Tänak woud win in VW, especially in Poland. Tänak's main sponsor also said that if the cars had been swapped in POland then the result had been different and David Evans also seems to agree about this, you can download his article about Tänak in Poland here http://www.upload.ee/files/4832160/f..._6589.pdf.html

Everybody seems to think that Ogier would win in every car but the truth is we dont know it before he moves to another team.