Quote Originally Posted by er88 View Post

..because they told the world they had the means to try and attract at least one of the top top drivers which would've been millions in salary + a financial commitment to maintain proper development for a few yrs. In fact, Malcolm even said it would be his dream to have 3 strong drivers like he did with Ogier/Evans/Tanak....

So either they lied to their fans about that, or they've waved the white flag because they couldn't get (Tanak/Evans/Neuville), and decided to go into money making mode instead of employing the next best available drivers.
I am also undecided yet whether they lied from the start or changed their mind.

Anyway changing their mind is kind of ok. I can understand they won't tell for PR reasons.

What's a bit sickening is how they then PR push Greensmith and similar picks as top drivers. Note that this started as a deliberate PR effort before Greece.

What's even worse is the holy cow attitude displayed by some people. They lie you in the face and you congratulate them for it.

Yes they did extremely well on the start of the 2017 era. So it should outrage real fans that they will start the new era without seemingly having a chance.