there were talk that he drove with softs compared others with hard but of course hasnt been confirmed so far
Yup, heard it as well. I wonder if the softs they use on the shakedown are counted in the whole rally allocation, hence everyone saving them? And Kalle being "sacrificed" to test the performance for Evans and Ogier?
The problem is the team politics come into the picture once they start doing such things. The car in front has an advantage in some cases but if they always allow the driver with fresh tires the...
If there is no other option, they will drive slower cars. And I think that both of them will not retire unless they will have to or there will be no other option or when they will not be competitive...
I think they're all worried about their salaries falling because there is less of an exclusive club more than anything.....
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