Quote Originally Posted by focus206 View Post
Hmm crashes? I don't recall Evans doing many mistakes in 2015, he had quite some reliability issues at the beginning of the season, often in the very early stages. I also don't agree about pace alone, for example I see Evans and Tanak complementary on the same level (slower-more consistent / faster-more mistake prone)...
I really don't see how he is least deserving when he finished 1 point behind Neuville and ahead of Sordo, Paddon (1 round less, to be fair), Tanak, Kubica... how is it possible if he was so slow and accident-prone as you say?
But you're right about the cover, you know how much tabloids make things bigger...
I remember Monte, Portugal, Finland, Australia, Spain and I think there were more times when he hit rocks and stuff and caused punctures. There was the famous Evans fix with the spanner and the the hose clamps also... Don't remember which rally that was.

Correct me if I'm wrong (very likely) but I think he crashed or had incidents quite a lot also. Maybe not compared to Tänak and Kubica but... Still a lot.