maybe, maybe they are willing to sacrifice this year's driver's championship, targetting the manufacturers title and expecting Rovanpera will come back strong in future years
also, a while ago in a post I made I looked into Evan's rally wins and most of them were taken in circumstances where he made the best of an unusual circumstance. Plus he is a type of driver that is "always there" even if he doesn't often have the best absolute speed. If we apply those characteristics to the championship then 2024 might be "for him" considering Hyundai has 2 top drivers that will inevitably fight against each other and Toyota will always have a top driver with good road position, and add to that the unusual points system, 2024 might just be right up Evan's alley. Furthermore if it comes to it in the 2nd half once Ogier and Rovanpera got some wins they might switch strategy. In a way it's the most intriguing season in a long time.