Not completely. Suninen lost brakes in Portugal, Evans had an electrical glitch in Portugal and a misfire in Wales. Also more engine troubles in early 2017, plus Bouffier's complete engine failure in Corsica 2018, something that's more rare with the current cars.
Fair point about Portugal, but I'm still convinced Evans' Welsh misfire was a 'political' misfire and 2017 / 2018 engine troubles shouldn't really be brought into play now.
On balance, this season, the Ford does look bullet-proof in comparison to the Toyota.
9 rallies started, 5 won. one 3th place as worst result.
no, i don't think kalle or ott would have been able to beat him if he did a full season in the same car.
I think Ogier knowing he didn’t have to do Sweden, Kenya & Estonia helped him a bit. Also no Hybrid makes him seem as if he’s in that Polo R again.
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