Super chance for him, but full season is quite a surprise..
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Super chance for him, but full season is quite a surprise..
Good. He will learn with time. Not the pressure of doing all right in less rallies.
Nice experience for Josh, but there is no sense! He showed at least some speed in WRC2 this year, but should have been at least one more season driving Rally2. Now he is learning at the same time Rally1 and new events and it will be very difficult.
At least, he already won a WRC stage. :D
https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...s=351638&sct=1
It’s the weakest line up any team has ever had.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
I really thought it would be Sesks, but I assume it was again money. Both drivers have enough backing to "outperform" Sesks in funding race. But it would be shame if both drivers would never reach more than 5th place (as I seriously believe). Don't know why, but wouldn't be next year championship way cheaper for M-Sport without Hybrid? If it's one more round excuse for that, they should skip Saudi. Maybe they lost RedBull backing, since this company almost always appears on winning teams and drivers.
Let´s be positive and hope both drivers gain experience.
I´ve been following this sport for decades and seen many drivers come and go.
One thing is for sure, it takes time to be top speed driver (there´s been exceptions) and both Munster and McErlean might as well fulfill expectations over time.
But, hey, not in RMC 2025...
Of course I agree. But giving another season to Munster at the top level is a complete non-sense. All previous young talents had been given one year at the top then demoted to lower category, and they came back very strong. But the team keep talking how good Munster is, but he isn't. Either he is slow (and make way to 5th place by many guys crash infront-years behind in time) or he bin it completely. I agree it take time to develop, but there are drivers who could achieve much more in way less time (believe me it would be cheaper). But M-Sport is in business mode and they are realistic they can't achieve anything special rather than develop drivers and then sell it to bigger teams.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Let’s not kid ourselves about the quality or development of the chosen drivers. M-Sport have them paying to keep the Rally 1 project afloat. I hope both drivers can be competitive, but let’s be honest we can all name plenty of quicker drivers with far more potential than both.
This confirms how Rally1 was the wrong way to go if you want good numbers in WRC1 competition. Costs are just way too high for anyone except the big Manufacturer teams and those with huge personal or national MSA backing. Hopefully the 2027 Regs will allow for more gifted drivers to be able to compete at the top level.
In the meantime we need the Promoter to step in again and fund some extra Rally1 drives.