Quote Originally Posted by denkimi View Post
i think you overestimate the speed of the fiesta. it wasn't the fastest car in 2016 or 2017. and it's very unlikely that they have made big improvements compared to the other teams since then.
even ogier, the best driver in the world, won his titels on consistency and by failure of the others, and not by dominating speed-wise.

i think every driver would want to be in that toyota at this moment. it may break often, but it has the speed to go for the win without even pushing hard.
Watching the times of last Tour de Corse, I don't think I'm underestimating it's pace. 2017 is a while ago, the cars have evolved a lot since then. But remember, last year, Ogier won 4 events (and was 2 times extremely close to the win), Tänak won 4, Neuville won 3 (of which one less than a second in front of Ogier). Saying Ogier didn't win by speed is complete nonsense.

If the Toyota had the speed without pushing hard, as you claim, why is Tänak the only one who ended up on the podium with it this year? Meeke and Latvala don't have a reputation of being slow drivers.

Let's talk about the speed of the Fiesta again, after Finland and Germany.