Silly Season 2020

[AnttiL]

Evans leaves M-Sport because of the R5 program?

[T16]

Cracking news for Evans if he goes there. I always thought that M-Sport have not really shown him enough desire to keep him there (always waiting until last minute for contract etc). Seems they may regret that now and they should have signed him for 2020 already.

[reff92]

Cracking news for Evans if he goes there. I always thought that M-Sport have not really shown him enough desire to keep him there (always waiting until last minute for contract etc). Seems they may regret that now and they should have signed him for 2020 already.

Yeah but hey have contract when the driver leave from m-sport then msport can take a portion of salary.I think something like that was with Tänak also. Malcolm invest millions into drivers and it would be odd that kinda move is not writed into contract.

[meh]

It will be sad when M-Sport will not have any potential challenger for some rally win. Not really motivative for the team to put huge effort in, when there is no one to deliver results.

... but silly season is far from being over yet.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Much as I'd miss Evans at M-Sport I wouldnt blame him for moving. I think it would do him good to try another car and team and see just how far he can really go.

Suninen can still improve and has already shown some good pace at times. Paddon would be my choice to come in, with Greensmith in a third car at times.

[T16]

Yeah but hey have contract when the driver leave from m-sport then msport can take a portion of salary.I think something like that was with Tänak also. Malcolm invest millions into drivers and it would be odd that kinda move is not writed into contract.

Yeah, I agree with that, just get the feeling they might be kicking themselves a little that they didn’t commit to him for 2020 sooner, but then again, there is a chance Toyota would have come knocking if Tanak has stayed, but then again (!) they actually might have had him in their sights anyway.
As much as I wouldn’t mind seeing Meeke Make something of it and as much as I love Latvala being in the championship, I actually think Evans is a better bet than both of them right now.

[EstWRC]

Evans leaves M-Sport because of the R5 program?

yeap, heard rumours that he and his dad Gwyndaf wanted to steal Malcolms R5 project. They couldnt, so now they decided to try to get the Yaris R5 project from Tommi

[TypeR]

Wilson is a businessman and I think he didn't sign Evans early(ier) on purpose. He knew about Ott's team change and therefore ,,Evans to Toyota,, plan and €€ already playing in his mind..
+ the stories that letting Evans go would be crazy.. maybe trying to hype Evans up a bit and get him to Toyota.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Wilson is a businessman and I think he didn't sign Evans early(ier) on purpose. He knew about Ott's team change and therefore ,,Evans to Toyota,, plan and €€ already playing in his mind..
+ the stories that letting Evans go would be crazy.. maybe trying to hype Evans up a bit and get him to Toyota.

Evans doesnt need to be 'hyped-up' - his speed has been very impressive at times and he is the 'best of the rest' despite missing three events with injury.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Malcolm will make a few quid if he moves though...

And quite rightly as he's stuck with Elfyn through some pretty lean years.