Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
As long as he is both the fastest and most consistent of those who are not driving Rally1 at the moment he could.


There is a limit to how many "future talents" you can have in a team at the same time. MSport is over that limit with current lineup, Hyundai kind of balancing on the edge.

In the extreme if Sordo retires and Tanak goes to MSport (I doubt both will happen) it's not like Hyundai will drive with Neuville and Solberg only. Suninen is clearly worse option than Mikkelsen, not better speed, worse reliability.
Well, he isn't the fastest and most consistent outside of Rally1, really. At the very least, he seems to think he's faster and more consistent than he really is.

What's for sure, is that there's a lack of both a clear-cut future talent ready for Rally1, and a solid, no-brainer former driver worth paying for.