M-Sport Ford World Rally Teams

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Lots of Welsh fans have been telling me Evans deserves to be #1 at M-Sport now and is the best for the role.

Does anyone agree and rate Evans as a WRC driver deserving a seat ?

[AnttiL]

You don’t deserve a seat at M-Sport, you buy it.

[Norm75]

Well his results this year we're better than Teemu's and of the available or unconfirmed drivers better than Breens, on par with Ostberg but Paddon would be better bet.
Having said that, playing second fiddle to Ogier with team orders, updates etc so maybe results wise have been a little unkind to Elfyn this year.
But, like Antill said, money talks.

[T16]

Lots of Welsh fans have been telling me Evans deserves to be #1 at M-Sport now and is the best for the role.

Does anyone agree and rate Evans as a WRC driver deserving a seat ?

He deserves a crack at it without the pressure of playing wingman.
Also because of how they threw him under the bus at rally GB. That alone is worth a couple of events.

[Tarmop]

He deserves a crack at it without the pressure of playing wingman.
Also because of how they threw him under the bus at rally GB. That alone is worth a couple of events.

You mean, when his car had tech. issues, nothing to do with orders what so ever?

[dodge33cymru]

I think, all things being equal (i.e. no-one bringing a budget), giving Elfyn a chance would be the best option going. Arguably Paddon or Mads could be a quicker option, but neither is likely to be an event winner IMO, so better the devil you know.

However, to be honest, I think there's a risk of them being left behind next year and, to be honest, if I were Malcolm I'd be tempted to do away with paying for the WRC programme and focus on the new R5, put a couple of top drivers (Evans, Suninen, Breen, Ostberg) in WRC2 Pro for the second half of the season and show that car in the best possible light; there's money to be made there that I doubt is in the WRC programme at this stage.

[T16]

You mean, when his car had tech. issues, nothing to do with orders what so ever?

Yes... when they switched his engine off so he wouldn’t trouble Ogier. Implementing team orders on his home round would have created too much of a backlash.

[AnttiL]

Yes... when they switched his engine off so he wouldn’t trouble Ogier. Implementing team orders on his home round would have created too much of a backlash.

It would be funny if you were joking

[T16]

You mean, when his car had tech. issues, nothing to do with orders what so ever?

It would be funny if you were joking

I don’t know if that means you agree or not?

[stefanvv]

Evans just have the chance to prove himself next year, that's all.