Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
I'd say they sacked Meeke to spare funds and use them for development (with Loeb) to attract Ogier. Which they managed.
I think another important point was to get rid of their number one driver to send a clear message to the big bosses that they need a new one. Anyway, it's quite far-fetched to say they sacked Meeke in favour of Østberg. He would have driven some rallies anyway and now just got more of them.