Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
Off course it's not like a driver comes from nowhere and gets paid. But historically arranging your own drive was only needed on low levels before they proved themselfs. At WRC factory seat level it is only a fashion last 14 years and still it doesn't count for everyone.
So many drivers and only a few seats, no team is going hire drivers who haven't proven themselves. It's pretty impossible to find factory backing from junior days onwards so own/sponsor/manager backing is needed.