Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
I could read between the lines that you were instantly thinking about Tidemand. But you must also remember that Tidemand has years of experience from WRC rallies, even from older generation WRC cars and he is a WRC2 champion. Also, when Tidemand self-funds two drives, we expect him to show something to get team bosses interested. Katsuta meanwhile doesn't have to prove anything, since he's hired by a manufacturer to become a professional WRC driver because it will have a marketing value for the company to have a local driver.
That´s absolutely the BIG difference. driving without pressure.

One has to recall, Tidemand (this particular example - there are several others...) not drove much more than WRC2 rallies. In between there were not many occasions for him to get additional experience. Not like our Mr Katsuta, whom I wish all well in his career, of course.