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I think he is talking in general that they are heading back down the young driver route again and that he, Tanak was a bit inconsistent for a number of years before he came good and he hopes they...

Personally, I think on gravel Tanak will be ok so long as the car remains reliable, that’s a big if currently.

This is starting to sound like Auriol and ‘The Feeling’….
Let’s see what MSport can come up with.

No, but Tanak is going to lose his humour with reliability issues every other rally. They need to up their game and quickly.

It’s all relative to the pace they are going. All the cars have improved since last year, but at the pace of this year, the understeer was clearly a lot more pronounced.
And don’t forget, Ogier only...

I agree with all of this.
The Hyundai is pretty much the opposite to the Ford, it’s very floaty at the rear, which is probably why it was so good in Japan on all those low speed, tight turns. Also...

They are probably just trying to get Red Bull to pay for the Loeb car in MC, or most of it. Negotiations played in public.

I don’t believe Tanak would have signed had he not been assured that the basics (PET, development budget, knowledge of the extent of Fords involvement etc) been assured. For sure he is not a guy to...

To me watching from outside, in tarmac trim at least, the Puma looks like it is very direct in initial turn in, but once it’s turning it has quite a bit of understeer.
All the current cars...

I agree on Tanak, on such small things careers can change. One thing I have noticed with him since that 2017 season when he made his breakthrough, is that his driving has become much less flamboyant...

It really is a shame as while he says they don’t want to give the impression they have no hope unless Seb turns up, that is actually the reality currently. He could easily have been top 3 in each...

I actually had this thought today. It’s chassis balance certainly looks much better (strong rear end) and confidence inspiring, so it wouldn’t surprise me if it was at least as quick in a lot of...

Looks great. Bravo

My personal opinion is it’s more important for him to show some actual speed this year rather than just be consistently average. I wish him the best, but I think he needs to show something we haven’t...

The thing with Fourmaux is he knows where he is lacking, and is ready to learn. I think he has the ability, just needs some experience.
If the car is alright, I think he’ll do well but what that...

I’m sure Msport would prefer more gravel rallies so he can benefit from road position….

Very odd…why would MSport let him test their new car before he has finished with Hyundai?

I agree.

It remains to be seen as well how reliable this hybrid system will be, and who makes best use of it, could have a big impact on results.
MSport/Ford have done very well at designing relatively...

I would imagine better to do gravel rallies and benefit from road position.
I think it would be a good move to have him drive the car a bit, for many reasons.

Yeah I agree, while I doubt it will happen, Meeke is one of the few that could steal a win or two if the car is good enough. He probably wouldn’t be too expensive either.
MSport do need a driver...

I’m not sure how we have got to Msport being expected to have the fastest car at the start of next year. I think everyone acknowledges they do a great job at the start of new regulation cycles, but...

I agree, if they could put that line up together, you would expect if the car is competitive that they would get good results.
Is Mikkelsen still Red Bull? With Fourmaux it could be a good angle..

Me too, I hadn’t heard that. I have to say I wonder what the motivation for that would be? I presume they mean a mechanical sequential shift.

EDIT. Cost I suppose.

Internet rules. In the real world those guys usually find out the hard way they were talking when they should have been listening.
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