Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
The thing is that MSport lineup with Breen, Fourmaux and Greensmith totally reminds me of Citroen 2017 lineup of Meeke, Breen, Lefevbre. Except it's even weaker. Meeke had 3 wins and Breen had 1 podium before 2017.

In other words, one good driver (but not one of the very best at the moment) and two weak ones. If the one driver doesn't deliver for whatever reason there is nobody to pickup. (and this further increases the pressure on the one driver)
Compare that with Toyota this year with all 3 drivers winning a rally often when one or both of the others have a bad day.
As has already been asked, what can they do? Convince Ogier, Evans and Tanak to break their contracts and come back to them, or buy them out? Short of that, they won't be able to satisfy the 'one of the very best at the moment' criteria, and even if they did, I doubt Breen would be happy to see someone come in 'above' him in the pecking order. A driver lineup like Toyota's or Hyundai's costs significantly more than M-Sport have to offer.

Without Greensmith, there's no team. Fourmaux is being billed as a superstar in the making (although we saw that with Eric Camilli) and has some serious backers. Without an endless stream of cash being pumped in by a manufacturer, this is as good as it's going to get. Criticising M-Sport for spending less money on drivers than Toyota or Hyundai is like criticising a man with no legs for not being able to run as fast as Usain Bolt. Just be gratefully they're still willing to try.