Quote Originally Posted by AndyRAC View Post
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.....
M-Sport is private team, not a full Ford factory-backed team, so they need to run with financial stability in mind.

They have also suffered in the pandemic with lower car sales, parts sales and servicing earnings.

They have signed the best available driver, Breen, who has impressed in WRC this year, and who they are able to afford.

The 2022 Puma isnt going to be cheap to make and buy and even more to run than the WRC cars. Someone has to pay if its not Ford and that's the driver and their family or sponsors.