Quote Originally Posted by focus206 View Post
Where did you read that? That doesn't sound right... especially when you consider that if something happens to Neuville on CER or Japan, who is going to stop Ogier from bagging maximum points on asphalt? Tanak is not confident with Hyundai on asphalt, maybe Evans but he could be asked to slow down if he's not fighting for the title anymore and everybody else is too slow on asphalt. Only changeable conditions or car trouble could get in the way of Ogier.
If Rovanperä does CER, I can see him at the front. He was fast last year before Evans crashed and he decided to roll through the stages in sightseeing pace and he was brilliant in Croatia 2022 when the conditions were pretty bad.