Oh yes it is.! ;)
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You guys are forgetting why these people started doing what they do... They all started with the dream to win the WDC, not to become rich. Maybe once he's won it, then yes, he will maybe go for the cash, but until then, all he wants to do is beat the others to a championship.
Tell me, what does the look in his eyes tell you at the end of each stage? that he's settling for a paycheque, or that all he wants to do is thrash everyone else?
Latvala, Sordo, maybe, but please don't insult Tanak.. he's got more drive than anyone else in the field right now.
Tanak jumped ship from a championship-winning car/team at M-Sport to join Toyota.
They offered a much bigger salary and a well-funded factory-backed team but no guarantee of success. Yet he still signed. Some said it was to cash-in and provide better for his young family.
Another change of team wont guarantee him a title either. But Toyota wages will make him fanancially secure AND enable him to fight for a title.
Does Wilson have a financial interest in Tanaks career?
I hope I get to see Adamo's face should Paddon be standing on a step above Nueville, Mikkelsen and Breen on the Podium!
Tänak jumped ship because he did not want to be the no. 2 guy behind Ogier. Please get your facts straight.
The problem with M-Sport is even if they have the funds to offer competitive salary it would mean that the development proces would be stalled again in order to save money. To win you need the combo of both. Ogier already drove M-Sport almost off the cliff...