Quote Originally Posted by EstWRC View Post
It’s either retirement or Toyota I think. I wished Toyota already for this year but didn’t happen, as I understood from betsafe interview he was offered the part time at Toyota , not 100% sure but one sentence sounds like that in that interview

Evans contract should end this year I think?
Not heard about Toyota offering him a part-time drive.
What I understood is more about the balance of the team and especially the fact that the last team that mix the big young gun and the old fella, it ends quite bad (Citroen with Ogier/Loeb).

Anyway, if Rovanpera finds again his last year form, there is no debate: best solution for Toyota is to renew the Rovanpera/Evans duo in the 2 first cars.
Evans is the best number 2 driver available, quite close from number 1 but not a big match so no big risk of fight with Rovanpera.

Only solution to counter this would be Hyundai reuniting the Neuville/Tanak duo but it sounds unlikely. Or Hyundai (or M-Sport) hiring Evans but I don’t see the point for Evans of leaving Toyota.
Considering the difference of age, the time clearly spends in favor of Rovanpera.

Well, I agree, retirement sounds the most likely option for Tanak IMO considering how it happens so far.