Originally Posted by
mknight
I totally don't agree with what for example AntiiL says...that if you can't get "top 4"/championship challenger it doesn't matter who you get.
2019/2020 vs 2021 shows this. 2019 they had Evans who sometimes could fight for wins (Corsica/GB), 2020 Lappi did that in Monza. 2021... nothing, not a single rally with real podium chance.
As mentioned before until 2020 Evans was a perfect example of "2nd best" that never would be able to fight for championship. But he was still a WRC winner with numerous podium finishes, not someone that never was near podium and is doing one of his first WRC rallies.