Thing is that Ogier + Evans + Rovanpera team does not look like they stand a chance in manu champs vs Tanak, Neuville, Sordo/Loeb+Breen/Mikkelsen or even Latvala (for Sweden/Finland).
I dare to disagree.
ku ois neljä pyörää ku vetäis ni ois vähän eri sekunnit kyllä pätkillä, sen mä takaan
Ogier is lucky that Tänak made the worst decision of all time in WRC when he left Toyota and joined Hyundai. This gave him opportunity at first place to join Toyota and collect more titles.
This is a gross twisting of reality. On very long straights, the cars from last year might go slightly faster, but the acceleration curve of the new cars and initial speed advantage gets them down...
Ogier is lucky that Tänak made the worst decision of all time in WRC when he left Toyota and joined Hyundai. This gave him opportunity at first place to join Toyota and collect more titles.
WRC mainclass from 2027