Quote Originally Posted by focus206 View Post
He doesn't have to convince ME. He has to convince manufacturers, and we all know they don't have much patience if drivers don't bring $$$. You think he'd receive many other chances if he would crash out in 3 of those remaining events?
Was it ever confirmed that Hirvonen and Latvala were paying or did they just survive because Malcolm had a Finn-Fetish?

I think Meeke is a good example of a reasonable time frame. If Abbring can show some speed on his events this year I think he will be ok for next year even if he makes some mistakes.