its quite harsh IMO but it is what it is
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Dooh those penalties.
Tänak went to sleep as 1st and wakes up as 2nd. Evans was sleeping faster.
How on earth can you control your hybrit unit while driving in high focusing mode? What´s the meaning? 5 secs can decide a whole championship...
Anyone is a better option than a driver that crashes in 4/5 rallies and loses 2 mins with puncture on the 5th. "A driver is only as good as his last rally" the saying goes. 1 crash is a normal mistake, 2 in a row is bad luck, going to 3 and 4 it is not much about luck any more.
I agree that there can be real doubts about how MSport manages their drivers, already since Suninen last year. Obviously we don't know how it works inside and the rumors we get can be adjusted by one or other side, but the results of both Fourmaux and Breen definitely show it is not working.
What if it doesn't?
And even if he does crash twice, who else are they going to get if they drop him? They don't want Mikkelsen unless he pays, he's never been rated within the team. They've pissed off Suninen & Lappi, Meeke is old and despite giving them good speed, is crash prone as well. Ostberg will never do business with Msport again after 2017.
Loubet and Greensmith in a two car team? They made their bed with this driver lineup so hopefully they can make it work with at least one of Fourmaux or Breen. Championship kind of needs one of them to seriously step up