If he/they win the Championship I see no reason why Ogier would leave M-Sport.
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If he/they win the Championship I see no reason why Ogier would leave M-Sport.
Since Toyota is based in Finland/Estonia, Tänak could tilt towards Toyota simply for getting more time with his family in Estonia. Add to that a fat check from Japan and it could be a very easy deal for him to make.
Hardly, if Ford come back they are with big certainty equally as wealthy and will build faster cars (M-Sport expertise combined with Ford money equals a rocket Fiesta). The drivers don't spend much time at the HQs anyway, you have to travel for the events and testing most of all.
Wilson said he can't afford Ogier another year by himself and Ogier made it very clear that he wants full factory backing to keep the car competitive.
Re Ogier it also depends on his other options... why leave for money when other teams like Citroen are no better. He wants to win titles.
It's not simply about the money Ogier is getting it's about money for car development, testing, building parts and cars and so on. I've read somewhere (dunno if it's true) that Wilson put savings money into this year so he could develop the car at a level to match the other teams and that he can't do the same next year.
The 2016 Fiesta was still as good as anything (bar the Polo) even though it was old and Ford pulled out years ago.
The 2017 Fiesta was also late and tested less than the factory ones yet it is still a winning car.
Money isnt everything.