Ogier = the new Loeb ?

[pino]

He impressed me a lot on snow (Sweden), even more on gravel (Mexico) and he's almost as fast as Loeb on tarmac. Can he be as good as Loeb ? Also I think Sordo should start to worry about is seat as 2nd driver, unless Sebastien will retire after this season. You guys agree ?

[Langdale Forest]

If Ogier keeps beating Dani Sordo, he might be team mate to Loeb in 2011, or will that be to early, like JML in Ford?

[amilk]

Sure Ogier has the potential to follow Loeb.
From marketing point of view two french in the team maybe not the best (Sordo important due to PSA Spain market but maybe this is not the deciding factor for Quesnel)
(It's also not clear for me Wilson's tactics at Ford. Two finn in the team marketing wise not the best and both with weak tarmac experience. I would be suprise if they can win manufacturer champs or the driver champs this year. On the other side respect for Wilson due to loyality to his drivers especially to Latvala)

[ridder]

He impressed me so far this year as well but:

he's almost as fast as Loeb on tarmac.

In spain he didn't really impress on tarmac even loosing to Petter in his first C4 start, neither did he impress in Ireland. That's his only 2 WRC starts on Tarmac.
Before that in JWRC he had very similar speed as Prokop on tarmac.

So I don't get where you get this assumption from, the one off tire lottery of Monte Carlo against different drivers?

[MJW]

If Ogier keeps beating Dani Sordo, he might be team mate to Loeb in 2011, or will that be to early, like JML in Ford?

I am fairly confident Sordo doesnt fit into Citroen Racing's 2011 plans, UNLESS Loeb leaves for LMS and Kimi back to F1. Then Sordo could be #2 driver to Ogier. No doubt Citroen Racing and Olivier Quensel see Ogier very much as the future of Citroen Racing

[bluuford]

Ogier is not typical French driver. He is much faster on Gravel and snow than he is on tarmac.

[I am evil Homer]

Indeed tarmac is a weakness of Ogier, he is more natural on the loose stuff. That said he has had an impressive start to this year and with a little more maturity and less silly mistakes than last year he could impress and take vital points off Ford.

[Barreis]

Don't think he will have 55 wins..
But maybe some crown..

[AndyRAC]

He's not the new Loeb - but he's a future World Champion, of that there is no doubt.
He's been mightily impressive in all 3 starts this year - can he keep it up?There's no doubt he has gone up a level this year - and with the right circumstances, a win is not an impossibility.

[Barreis]

C4 - GB rally - few years ago when he led on the start means that he has potential to be future champ..