Quote Originally Posted by steve.mandzij View Post
Sure, but the Toyota in 2017 was an absolute tank and still managed to take maximum points in it's second rally. Toyota must have really overdone it in the diet department, but considering how well the car looks to handle, and how strong their engine is, I reckon they could take the extra weight penatly of donning it in some stronger armor.

That said, I believe Tanak is something else. He's pulled times thought impossible on various occasions on single rallies, be it from the front of the starters or with a damaged power steering or whatever. He's really, really, reeeeeally good.
He was close but not as good as ogier when they both had the same car. The only thing that's changed since then is the car they drive.

I know some people like to believe in fairy tales, but we all know that he would not be as dominant in an other car.
We've all seen what happened with the dominant ogier as soon as he wasn't driving that vw anymore.