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What do you expect from someone with less than 15 4WD starts...Although I think they signed him quite early. He needs more starts than he has got this year.

Having five drivers seemed like a bit of excess really

I want to read into this bold part...WRC!

AFAIK Veiby has just hired a car from PH-Sport, but I'm not sure if that's different to Tempestini's and Bonato's drives...

Veiby with Citroen also in Catalunya, official now https://ocveiby.com/veiby-with-a-citroen-c3-r5-for-wales-and-spain/

Tidemand not at the wheel of VW in Spain...does this mean he only does Wales this year and thus Kopecky is champion?

Henning in Turkey and Kalle in Monte are probably the only times a non-WRC2 driver has gotten so good coverage. Kalle was about the only competitive R5 left and Henning was up to top ten.

Would be weird marketing strategy from VW to put the car further in running order and out of TV broadcasts...

Great season from Kopecky. Five WRC2 starts, five wins. Six starts in Czech National Championship, six wins (one of them also ERC). 100% wins.

Skoda gives their drivers equal 6 drives each. It's up to Tidemand's own relations to get an extra drive from VW?

But it's just a ridiculous thought that they realized mid-rally that their...

Sorry but that is ridiculous

Tidemand has to retire Turkey. https://twitter.com/MotorsportSkoda/status/1040830709802446848

Tidemand is entered for Wales, and is rumored to do Catalunya with VW Polo.

And Heller, who struggled with power steering issues

Other than Turkey

Camilli drives Polo in Spain https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc-2/news/2018/september-2018/camilli-polo-spain/page/5716--51-51-.html

That's not the promotion they want. They want to feature on the TV broadcasts and on the final official results. They want to show they can win.

That would make it even more confusing...

Will Skoda put Kopecky and Tidemand against each other? If they would want to secure wins at most events they would put Kopecky to Germany, Turkey and Spain with Tidemand doing Finland, Wales and...

I would guess Veiby or Rovanperä with a private entry then. Tidemand probably securing a win elsewhere

Probably not four cars for one rally? Hopefully Rovanperä and Nordgren though

https://toyotagazooracing.com/release/2018/challengeprogram_rally/0521-01.html

Jarmo Lehtinen to co-drive for Hiroki Arai from Sardegna onwards.

I would say the cars and suspensions are just progressing faster than tyres, which in turn become the weakest link on the pace the drivers are able to keep on the rough roads.

Nordgren has had four punctures in the rally, one each wheel. He claims it hasn't been because of going wide or cutting too much

Will be interesting to see his pace, hopefully he gets enough outings this year. Probably going for all remaining European events?