Think the relationship that Tommi had with Colin has a lot to do with this decision. Yes its a massive risk on the face of it however think Tommi will give Kris the tools and the mentoring to do the job. Finland in 2019 is going to be fast!
It may have something to do with UK / European marketing too. These guys are here to sell cars. Sure, he's a rally winner, he probably came fairly cheap too, but he's also very marketable.
Correct. And Latvala might be right also in a sense that Tänak didn't talk to him as he isn't deciding driver line-ups.
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