Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
Last year Lappi was in pretty much exactly same situation (except MSport didn't pay cause he still had salary from Citroen).

That "ideal match" didn't end well for either side.
2020 and 2022 are completely different situations for M-Sport.

Basically Lappi was a pay driver in 2020, bringing his Citroen money. And when that money ran out, he couldn't continue for 2021. In 2020 Fiesta was lacking behind in development and M-Sport was likely just waiting for the new era to begin.

But in 2022, they want to be back at winning rallies, if not titles, and they are ready to put money in a driver who can deliver.