Quote Originally Posted by Simmi View Post
Agreed. He's one of the few guys who can go toe to toe with Ogier on a good day. Yet he's the perfect number 2 driver. Ogier knows he has the complete measure of him across the season. Zero intimidation from Latvala.

He will score you points. Honestly VW don't need to have an uber consistent second driver if they've got Ogier. And if his head ever completely falls off they can just switch in Mikkelsen for a round or two. The manufacturer title will fall into their lap regardless.

On the flipside - if Latvala does ever want to further his career he either needs to leave VW to try and shake things up. Either that or wait for Ogier to leave. Which may or may not happen.
Totally disagree with you, just look at the drivers standings at the moment - Mikkelsen is leading Latvala by 17 points and has not scored on only once when Latvala, VW's no. 2 driver, has not scored 3 times! He is too inconsistent to be a perfect points scorer IMHO. He's fast but just can't stand the pressure.