The Mexico entry deadline has passed, plus I imagine it's harder to add a car there considering the distance. For Corsica it's a different matter, they might even be able to get some budget for this especially since it's Citroen's home round.
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The Mexico entry deadline has passed, plus I imagine it's harder to add a car there considering the distance. For Corsica it's a different matter, they might even be able to get some budget for this especially since it's Citroen's home round.
Coming into a works team he can't be expected to incur the entire cost of the entry. Crew, logistics, service set ups, accommodation, testing etc. I doubt it's anywhere near as simple as somewhere like M-Sport. And we know how tight PSA wallets are these days. With it being a very last-minute deal they clearly didn't thrash anything out beyond Sweden.
It was announced from the beginning of the season that it would be only two cars + Al-Qassimi. And now that Mads paid for Sweden, they set a third car for him. Other than that, it's a tight budget causing Breen to have a reduced program.
If we look at last year, Citroen was running with only two competitive entries for half of the season
Monte Carlo: Meeke, Lefebvre (+ Breen in DS3)
Sweden: Meeke, Breen (+ Lefebvre in DS3)
Mexico: Meeke, Lefebvre
Argentina: Meeke, Breen
Finland: Meeke, Breen + Al-Qassimi
Spain: Meeke, Lefebvre + Al-Qassimi
Wales: Meeke, Breen + Al-Qassimi
and 3 cars for other events, with Al-Qassimi also in Portugal as a fourth car.
Maybe people are getting carried away by Breen's Sweden result.
The decision on Loeb in Mexico had been decided well before and looked understandable considering his greater experience there...
Also the fact Citroen clearly have a limited budget is the big problem.
Fast Eddie WRC has a point. Breen had a great drive, but we all know how much road position mattered in Sweden. Breen had an excellent drive no doubt, but lets see how he does on a Gravel event.
Lets hope the Citroen is getting better. Rumor has it the car has improved quite well on gravel after early testing in Mexico with Meeke. Rear of the car is a lot more settled according to inside sources.
Absolutely. He demolished Paddon, and Mikkelsen (who's admitted he's aiming for the title) couldn't cope with him on what was his home rally with an equally good start position. Ofcourse Breen still has a lot of improving to do to be up with the top guys on pure pace in more equal conditions, but this was a such a good step for him and Citroen have dropped a clanger not having him in the car for Mexico (and possibly even Corsica). The new team boss knows as much himself, but the decision was made before he was in position sadly.