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    Btw, we don't even know whether Meeke is allowed to compete in WRC with any other manufacturer this season. Who knows, if the contract hasn't been terminated, Citroen can probably force him to "sit out" the rest of the season - IF they would want to do that in the first place.

    For Finland for example, it would be a bit strange if the winner of 2016 edition won't be there in 2018 (nor last year's third...).
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    Didn't Meeke have it in his contract that he would drive all of the WRC events? If so, it's Citroën breaking up the contract and he's probably free to do whatever he wants.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tommeke_B View Post
    Didn't Meeke have it in his contract that he would drive all of the WRC events? If so, it's Citroën breaking up the contract and he's probably free to do whatever he wants.
    Not that simple. There are - I think - various termination clauses in the contract, resulting in different sorts of verdicts (if you wanna call them that). Not giving Meeke a car to drive very likely isn't a breach of contract as such from the Citroen side.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dimviii View Post
    i can understand Citroens decision,but dont like it.
    Dont like it because Meeke is one to watch at wrc,for good and bad reasons.
    Yes he didnt manage to deliver,but he didnt helped from his team to deliver.
    I dont believe that any other driver would manage good results at c3.
    Impossible for any driver to deliver good results,when team after one year, had to call Loeb to justify the c3 problems.
    There is no such example at wrc.
    Citroen isnt the same team that won everything at last decade.
    Strange decisions,less budget,not good drivers choices.
    While Meeke is probably paid for rest of season,they preffered to fire him,than to enter him at wrc2 with c3 r5.
    They will still try with Lefebvre to beat the official skodas(lol)
    after the ''problematic'' ds3,they build a new car,and demonstrate it against the king championship winning fabia,with 1 crew against 2 crews of skoda.The starnge decisions i talked.
    Will be surprised anybody if they fail?
    This game you have to spent money to play.If you cant afford ,you just dont play.When you do it ,you have to do it right.
    You dont ridicule a glorious team with such presentation at world playing level.

    Saying that,i dont mean that Meeke hasnt his share at this sideline.Some of his crashes there is no excuse when he hadnt got to push.
    Wish him all the best for the future.
    i d like to see him at a couple rallies with a prooven car.
    I think Citroen managers have realised that he will inevitably kill someone very soon. They want to skip the negative publicity from it and prevent the complete closure of their WRC involvement.

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    Like they care. They care only about their paychecks. If PSA terminate program, Budar and all cream behind him will not get that much bonus anymore.

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    Quote Originally Posted by noel157 View Post
    But does Loeb want Citroen?
    No: https://www.lemagsportauto.com/entre...en-loeb/32201/

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    Technical note from the last rally of Meeke with Citroën: Two front splitter configuration for the Citroën C3 WRC in the Rally of Portugal 2018

    https://wrcwings.wordpress.com/2018/...portugal-2018/

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sub_Skoda View Post
    Yes true, he is in great form this year at World RX. Greatest so far. And he has big chance of taking the title. Sure he will not be that stupid to go in crappy car (you all know where this is going) and be 5th at the end with lots of troubles.

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    Sorry for Meeke's fans, but the evil here is not Citroen.
    It's one thing not to to deliver, and completely different not to deliver and destroy so many cars.
    Good rally driver should be able to finish more rallies, no matter what car he drives.
    Only excuse could be if Citroen deliberately asked Meeke to overdrive the car, which is very unlikely.

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