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He didn't have a single serious crash with Toyota, with the closest being the Australia 2018 off. It's painful to read the stupid stuff that is being written here sometimes.

You're calling a driver's last chance before a single competitive kilometer of a 2-year contract has been driven. I don't know if this is a troll or what, but it strikes me as bafflingly stupid.

I don't think it will be hard for Evans to outdo Meeke and especially Latvala's performance with the Yaris.

As far as I know, Paddon will join the TCR New Zealand series next year. Latvala said he wants to do some stages with TGR and that M-Sport is out of the question for him. Breen and Mikkelsen are...

Latvala and Meeke would be a massive waste for M-Sport. They didn't perform for Toyota at all this season even when it was gravely needed (Spain). Suninen will definitely do a full season, I believe...

I'm reading every post in this thread with Colin Clark's voice recently.

This is an excellent point, but I'm not sure if there is such a driver on the market. Evans is certainly said to be an excellent mechanic and I would say he also passes both as a pacy and a stable...

Greensmith will be bringing money. Which of the free agents could say the same? It's not like they will be directly challenging the monster lineups of Toyota and Hyundai next season. With so many...

The other M-Sport driver (besides Suninen) will be paying an arm and a leg for the spot I'm presuming. In my opinion Greensmith would make more sense in the current climate than most of the free...

This is not so far from my suggestion of Lappi. Lappi actually has better results to show from these rallies than Latvala in the last season and in my opinion he would be capable of taking on a...

Judging from the Autosport article the final say may have come from the CEO of Citroen. Budar was also confident they would continue.

Ogier won 3 rallies with it. Behind competition? Probably. A turd? Likely not.

If Citroen leaves Lappi will be a free agent. Adamo has stated he's still in talks with Breen and Mikkelsen. As you know Breen was brought in this season to do rallies, which Sordo and Loeb flat out...

Oh, some things have changed then, but the point still stands. Lots and lots of gravel events, many of them fast and few tarmac events.

I think Lappi to Hyundai will be a possibility if Citroen leaves as well. He could cover the spots Sordo and Loeb leave open (Finland, Sweden, Turkey, GB) amazingly. I would certainly choose Lappi...

Ogier and Evans would be a dream for Toyota and absolutely the best they could make of this situation. Just days ago Hyundai was looking unbeatable. Now it looks like there will be a real battle...

Mikkelsen missed Australia because Hyundai was looking at a huge battle with Toyota and Adamo decided Breen's starting position would have been ideal to attack on Friday, while Mikkelsen's starting...

Adamo will probably keep at least Breen if not Mikkelsen around. I imagine Sweden and Finland will be rallies which neither Sordo nor Loeb are interested in.

Mäkinen interview to rallit.fi: "I would like to see a Finn racing in our team"

Paddon to 1News: "It was probably my last WRC rally"

Suninen to Toyota? The fact that he's managed by Jouhki who...

Another great reason is these promising drivers can be kept away from the claws of the competition. Adamo is playing it out strategically (with the help of BIG resources from Hyundai). With Tänak and...

Next season will have only one tarmac rally so Paddon should be a very serious contender for a Toyota spot too. His results in 2018 were actually really good. I would say 1) Evans, 2) Paddon, 3-4)...

In my opinion Kris Meeke was a fail for Toyota. Yeah he had good pace here and there, but ultimately he lost Toyota so many points, which led to losing the manufacturer's title even with Tänak...

Interestingly Adamo has voiced intent to keep Mikkelsen and Breen in Hyundai. It looks like he might sign a contract with them and keep them tied up for the whole season. With M-Sport chasing Evans...

Budar confirmed Citroen will be continuing in the series.

I think the question is again whether Toyota wants him. They let Lappi slip, Sordo slip, Tänak slip and ignored Ostberg, Paddon, Breen and pretty much every other driver that was on the market. With...