"The clas of the know-it-alls", sounds like a brilliant title for a satiric comedy
I agree with You kirungi okwogera, Camilli very strong, also Reidemann.
Sordo has been hampered by a bad starting position, but will come on very strong (and proves that the Hyundai is fast

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Bouffier:
Regarding Bouffier I dont think its fair to expect more.
Firstly: A private car now is different to what it was before. See Pontus Tideman in Sweden in 2013. Se Bouffier in MC. Or what about Mads in a private Ford compared to a factory spec. A private Ford is only marginally slower than a factory one.
Monte is a specialist event, and Bouffier is a specialist. And the typicall tarmac rallies he has done before are very different to Germany.
Bouffier has talent, but Germany is very difficult for the drivers that dont fully understand weight management. First pass on a dry road You can perform okay, but You will loose time in the hairpins (and it doesnt help having the wrong gearing), but second passes, or stages with mud, they take no prisoners.
Hes chanses would be better in rallies like Corsica or Catalunya etc.
One guy I would really like to see in a Hyundai on tarmac is actually Paddon. He would struggle in germany to, but tarmac testing footage was more impressive than the gravel tests.
Evans:
I agree with You regarding Evans. He has not proved him self worthy of his current position, and should up his game. But how, if he dont know how?
Mr Wilson often have a three year plan for Young drivers, and a lot can of cource happen in three years, but absolutly not impressive so far - except for one thing. In the interview after the Power Stage in Portugal he said something that gave me a glimmer of hope in regards to what he needs to work on, but so far, not so good. Sorry... And the test before Germany, ouch...
I am actualy impressed of Evans speed compared to the testing footage, and the fact that he is still on the road. I would have predicted him understeering off already, so that is positive in my mind

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