“There were probably a few too many key battles where I came off second best to really make the difference,” he told DirtFish.
“Japan, Chile, Canaries against Séb especially. We probably were in the ballpark to take him on for the win and didn’t in the end come through. I think there’s many moments in the season where that point swing would have made a huge difference.”
Evans only beat and outscored Ogier once in 2025 – at Central European Rally, when a puncture sent Ogier off the road while he was running second.
With eyes already on 2026, Evans knows where he needs to improve.
“I think we have to take a bit more risk,” he said, “but of course one of my strengths has always been my consistency and you know you can’t neglect that completely because at the end of the day there’s still three previous champions behind us in the championship, so it’s not all bad.
“But obviously Séb has been on another level to the rest of us this year and of course to try and take him on needs a bit more… perhaps a bit more aggression.”