Silly Season 2020

[EstWRC]

anyone?

it has been posted on page 83 in this thread.

[Indreq]

it has been posted on page 83 in this thread.

my bad. New posts were coming at such pace that i missed this entire page

[ggg377]

In my opinion, for (some of the influential) Finns at TGR, Tänak was not much more than a placeholder for the future superstar Rovanperä. It just so happened that he became a superstar in his own right and delivered the titles Toyota were looking for. This suspicion aligns with the fact that the Japanese were interested in keeping Tänak (obviously), but the Finns dragged their feet and openly showed their distaste for him. They were never going to treat him like a champion as Rovanperä was always set to be the future of Toyota. Given that Rovanperä has done 0 WRC rallies and the world champion is gone, the vision is starting to collide with reality and they are on thin ice. This speculation is based on the Evans article.

[pantealex]

Not since 2001 has a reigning World Rallying champion changed team for the next season. In 2001 Richard Burns and
@robertreidwrc
won the title with Subaru and changed to compete in Peugeot from 2002. #WRC

except Ogier 2 times
VW to M-Sport 2016
Msport to Citroen 2018

[meh]

Watching "new office"

[pantealex]

So David Evans with the Meeke to Toyota scoop, Loeb to Hyundai, Kalle to Toyota as 3rd driver, and now Tanak to Hyundai.

Not bad for all the bashing he sometimes gets.

I´m sorry for that!!!





but Kalle to TGR isn´t new news

[EstWRC]

Bluuuford you are moving too i guess ?

[pantealex]

Ogier with Makinen= not an easy co operation imho.And of course he will not ask less from Tanak

This is now the biggest problem for Tommi.

He has openly said that he will never take SebO to his team and now he must try it...

Evans has gained lot of money if he hasn´t signed for Msport yet...
Tommi is asking, so Malcolm must offer something more.

[tomhlord]

Ford should swap one or two drivers. Both have underperformed.
who should come in? Breen or Mikkelsen I guess is stamdimg first in line.

Not so easy. One 'Ford' M-Sport driver is paid a very small amount (and works in the family business to supplement), the other brings sponsors to pay for the drive.

If one leaves, it's more likely Greensmith's family budget will plug the gap and not Mikkelsen or Green.

[AnttiL]

So David Evans with the Meeke to Toyota scoop, Loeb to Hyundai, Kalle to Toyota as 3rd driver, and now Tanak to Hyundai.

Not bad for all the bashing he sometimes gets.

Kalle to Toyota isn't confirmed yet. But David Evans announced that Elfyn got a deal to M-Sport for 2018 right after Rally Finland 2017. The confirmation for that came just before the season started.