Historically speaking I agree with you, but I have a feeling that Evans knows this is his moment, and he is going to put everything into showing what he can do....I don’t underestimate him.
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If you look at last year Meeke's pace was pretty similar to Evans this year, so I don't see it as impossible.
(See for example https://www.ewrc-results.com/leg/523...lo-2019/?leg=3 )
Reliability and stable results is something else though, dunno yet how that will work out with Evans. But speed is there in Monte for sure.
I wouldn't count "beating Loeb" when Loeb is this slow. Other than that Rovanpera is doing very well, in a way better than I expected, keep it on the road at quite good speed and learning.
Still it won't change that I think it's bad idea to put him in the 3rd car while they say they aim for manu champ. It puts unecessary pressure on him and he is unlikely to regularly finish in better points than Hyundais 3rd car.
rallyciak video
https://youtu.be/flPuPNUj38I
With 0.86 s/km lost Kalle would have finished...
in 2019 6th ahead of Meeke
in 2018 8th ahead of Bouffier
in 2017 6th ahead of Evans
How much are you expecting from his first WRC rally in a WRC car, which also happens to be the most difficult event of the season?
+1, Kalle has shown so many things already, that some people expect things from him that are actually not realistic at all. He will get there, don't worry... ;)