Well that was a fantastic interview, hats off to everyone involved. The best thing about Suninen (from a fan's perspective) is that he ain't that good at talking BS. Ofcourse he knows what can be said and what not, but he often answers in a way where the audience can atleast get a hint about how things really are, no matter how bold the question would be.

I'm not 100% sure, but was this the first time the "public secret" from 2016 was confirmed, that the original plan (before VW's shock exit) for TGR in 2017 was to run Suninen in the role that was eventually given to Lappi once JML became available?

Btw, regarding the topic that was also briefly touched during the interview, Suninen is just brilliant in his new WRC commentator role on Finnish media outlet CMore. Really looking forward to hear him again in Sweden.