Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
It should be pretty clear to anyone that (external) funding is the prime decider at M-Sport. They were trying to make an impression that they were aiming for results after Puma was announced, but almost everything they did after that shows that running a business is the prime goal.
Loeb might be getting a drive for free or even get some money (from Redbull) but that's because he brings a lot of ("free") PR.
Exactly! And also confirms that Ford aren't as committed as we hoped they would be; otherwise you don't need funding from your No 2 driver. It's rinse & repeat; so people need to stop the sympathy for M-Sport.....it's how they run their business. As for Gus, as yet, he's nowhere near a No 2 level; but now he is, he has to deliver those type of performances. And I hope he does.....