Wrc2 2018

[Essaj]

Thats not correct. To be a world champion, you must firstly prove your speed and your driving skills. And it is better to use a ladder national championship-ERC-WRC than going directly to WRC. Primary you must impress team/sponsor/federation with your skills...

Of course you need to start somewhere else but driving many years in ERC etc won't get you anywhere. Even Pontus Tidemand WRC2 champion seems to struggle finding WRC seat for next year.
Do you think that any team is legit even thinking about signing Kajto 3 time ERC champ over any successful WRC2 driver like Tidemand, Suninen, Camilli etc or any upcoming driver like Veiby or Rovanpera?
Lower tier championships helps you to prove managers and sponsors to spend more money on to you but at the end of the day you need to be successful at world championship level to get backing for a team to sign you for a WRC season (or a lot of money) and it's fact.
I can't see any ERC champ to steal WRC drive from WRC2 driver any day soon.

Tell me a one reason why would anyone dreaming about WRC championship would drive ERC season over WRC2 one if they had a change to do one of them?