Lots of Welsh fans have been telling me Evans deserves to be #1 at M-Sport now and is the best for the role.
Does anyone agree and rate Evans as a WRC driver deserving a seat ?
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Lots of Welsh fans have been telling me Evans deserves to be #1 at M-Sport now and is the best for the role.
Does anyone agree and rate Evans as a WRC driver deserving a seat ?
You don’t deserve a seat at M-Sport, you buy it.
Well his results this year we're better than Teemu's and of the available or unconfirmed drivers better than Breens, on par with Ostberg but Paddon would be better bet.
Having said that, playing second fiddle to Ogier with team orders, updates etc so maybe results wise have been a little unkind to Elfyn this year.
But, like Antill said, money talks.
He deserves a crack at it without the pressure of playing wingman.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Also because of how they threw him under the bus at rally GB. That alone is worth a couple of events.
You mean, when his car had tech. issues, nothing to do with orders what so ever?Quote:
Originally Posted by T16
I think, all things being equal (i.e. no-one bringing a budget), giving Elfyn a chance would be the best option going. Arguably Paddon or Mads could be a quicker option, but neither is likely to be an event winner IMO, so better the devil you know.
However, to be honest, I think there's a risk of them being left behind next year and, to be honest, if I were Malcolm I'd be tempted to do away with paying for the WRC programme and focus on the new R5, put a couple of top drivers (Evans, Suninen, Breen, Ostberg) in WRC2 Pro for the second half of the season and show that car in the best possible light; there's money to be made there that I doubt is in the WRC programme at this stage.
Yes... when they switched his engine off so he wouldn’t trouble Ogier. Implementing team orders on his home round would have created too much of a backlash.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarmop
It would be funny if you were jokingQuote:
Originally Posted by T16
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Originally Posted by Tarmop
I don’t know if that means you agree or not?Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Evans just have the chance to prove himself next year, that's all.
And they also probe you when you sleep.Quote:
Originally Posted by T16
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Originally Posted by Tarmop
Evans has had massives chances with 4 full WRC seasons and not shown a lot of progress. His 2018 was worse than 2017 and the places he gave to Ogier were only gained by better road positions, not speed.
I'd prefer M-Sport to try to find a real top driver for the future. Evans hasnt shown enough that he will ever be that star driver.
Malcolm should be asking his customers Ken Block and Valentino Rossi to hook him up with the men holding the purse strings at Monster Energy... I'd love to know whether there has been any discussion between the two organisations.
Maybe not as Red Bull seems to have WRC stitched-up, sponsoring many teams over recent years (Citroen, then VW, then M-Sport, now Citroen again). Plus many driver's are RB 'atheletes'. They also cover the WRC and promote it. So I'm not sure Monster would be interested.Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
However RB and Monster co-exist in F1 and WRX so who knows ...
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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Total, Shell and Castrol all sponsored works teams at the same time, so I can't see why not and Monster and Redbull both had a presence at the same time in the past.
I wonder if M-sport could get a major sponsor if Loeb were to commit to a full season.
This would be great but how is Monster suppose to sponsor M-sport when both Teemu and Elfyn are sposored by Red Bull? or maybe their contracts ended when RB left to Citroen?Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
I'm sure it's not that big a hurdle to overcome, take MotoGP as an example, Jorge Lorenzo is monster sponsored athlete and has moved from monster sponsored yamaha to Ducati to redbull sponsored honda.Quote:
Originally Posted by Essaj
Probably like Monster-sponsored cars enter a series sponsored by RB and vice versa.Quote:
Originally Posted by Essaj
I'm talking about having Monster as a principle sponsor of the team instead. I'm working on the basis that the current level of Red Bull funding has presumable left with Ogier and Citreon will return to being the de facto Red Bull team. I imagine Elfyn's personal RB sponsorship is actually worth relatively little in monetary terms, perhaps just providing a living allowance for him. Remember that arrangement (presumably with RB UK division) dates back to 2014, with it only paying for helmet/cap level of exposure until 2017. Suninen isn't even a Red Bull 'Athlete' according to their website (go to rally section): https://www.redbull.com/int-en/athletesQuote:
Originally Posted by Essaj
As such, if Monster were interested in bringing proper money to M-Sport like Red Bull had, it'd just mean Elfyn having to drop his personal deal. I can't see that being much of a problem...
There is always contracts in play, but Monster or any other possible big sponsor is always welcome into WRCQuote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
Well neither is Ogier then :DQuote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
Yes he is. Just like Ogier and Evans. Try to go to "WRC" section. Or just with country Finland (or France) and you can find them.Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
https://twitter.com/kiwiwrcfan/statu...44108066504705
Wilson saying two cars at most for 2019
Annoying. That's 10 WRC cars at most events, and this season it felt already a bit low if you were out spectating. The difference between the top class in terms of spectacle and the R5s is huge, just wish the R5s had a bit more noise about them at least.
Doh! Maybe they're just ahead of the game, Loeb, Evans and Mikkelsen demoted from WRC to Rally section. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tsiiem
Presumably if they don’t register as a manufacturer next year they cannot homologate new parts?Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
If they don`t run at all, then probably what ypu are saying, but running atleast 2 cars on every round makes them eligible.
Valtteri Bottas will drive WRC Ford in Artic-rally next January.
Brings some funding to MW...?Quote:
Originally Posted by jiipee64
I wouldn't count on that...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Could very well be OT racing`s car aka ex. Ostberg. Or even if M-Sport, it`s something but won`t help much.
No, it’s announced to be M-Sport and they tweeted it as well
Snow rally as your first WRC event is a brave move. Very difficult to read roads and gel with a co-driver in the snow. I hope he does well and loves it! We need more drivers to help the sport.
Every finn knows how to drive in snow and ice. Prob easier with studded tires in ice than gravel rally with changing grip.Quote:
Originally Posted by racerx1979
So he´s doing for free from MW? No, doubt that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allez Andruet
Maybe if he´s hiring the car from Estonia, or something, but then it´s not MSport Ford WRC...
Of course paying for his ride but not becoming M-Sport’s sponsor
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Originally Posted by Rallyper
There was a time when one of the leading F1 drivers in the world would not have had to pay for an outing in a rally car.
That's another Monster Energy 'athlete' joining the M-Sport customer list... https://www.monsterenergy.com/gb/en/...altteri-bottas ;)
With all that fuss about amateurs driving WRC '17 cars, it'll be interesting to see if anyone has anything to say about Bottas making his rallying debut in one... He should take it steady.
Bottas should do okay if he does not chase the more experienced rally men.
Bottas versus Mr Herbert in CrossKarts on snow/ ice.
https://youtu.be/kSKvPAms6W8
,,Valtteri, it's James..!''