[WRC] News & Rumours 2019

[mknight]

I think (couldn't find any news to confirm it though by quick search) the deal Latvala made with TGR in December 2016 was for 2+1 years. Most likely the terms of that option year have already been defined in that original contract. If it was indeed like that (2+1), then it wouldn't be that big a surprise if Tänak (who made a 2-year deal for 2018/2019) and JML had similar salaries.

Yes it's perfectly possible Latvala has same salary as Tanak.

However, I wonder how much of drivers salaries is "base value" and how much is based on results. (bonus for 1st or podium for example, or per point).

Even more interesting is how are these bonuses threated when a technical issue ruins the result. Tanak in Sardinia is easy example, but Tanak in Argentina retiring from close fight for win in the middle of the rally is much more difficult.