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    [QUOTE=mknight;1162772]

    - Citroen's goal of "only event wins" first came after Corsica (by Matton) when they saw that they had no chance in championship
    .[/1Z3XR6666802501515QUOTE]was actually mentioned at start of season with the aim of championships in 2018, whether this was their actual belief at that stage is another thing.

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    One thing I can confirm is that Sébastien Loeb will not be taking part in the opening round of the season.
    http://int-media.citroen.com/en/final-look-2017-season

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    Right now Citroen has more fundamental issues to worry about than drivers.

    They have a car that there is something fundamentally wrong with.
    On asphalt it is ok, and behaves normal to setup changes. On gravel it is totally unpredictable and does not respond logically to setup changes.

    Because of this we have a team on the defence, Citroen is not used to be that.
    they need to fix that, or 2018 is a waste.
    Manufacturers title is not realistic.

    What changes can they make to turn it around, or do they need to make new car for 2019, and only thread the water in 18?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sulland View Post
    Right now Citroen has more fundamental issues to worry about than drivers.

    They have a car that there is something fundamentally wrong with.
    On asphalt it is ok, and behaves normal to setup changes. On gravel it is totally unpredictable and does not respond logically to setup changes.

    Because of this we have a team on the defence, Citroen is not used to be that.
    they need to fix that, or 2018 is a waste.
    Manufacturers title is not realistic.

    What changes can they make to turn it around, or do they need to make new car for 2019, and only thread the water in 18?
    Hopefully they'll iron out those problems before PSA group pulls the plug...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eli View Post
    Hopefully they'll iron out those problems before PSA group pulls the plug...

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    I have absolutely no doubt, that either we will see big changes in the Citroën Rally Team management or we will see Citroën leave at the end of 2018 ... if not before. Maybe even announcing that for 2018, they will only contest selected events instead of a full season, and they will not enter the Manufacturers Championship. That's my guess of the news from Citroën before christmas.
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    https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/...mexico-981154/ don't know if it was already posted here...

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    Cross dates WRX and WRC is
    1. Argentina
    2. Italy
    3. Turkey

    and probably Australia due to jet lag. So other rally will be probably with Loeb. Mexico, Corsica, Portugal, Finland, Germany, GB, Spain - quite nice rallys for Loeb

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    That is great news. I really want to see him race.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KKS View Post
    Cross dates WRX and WRC is
    1. Argentina
    2. Italy
    3. Turkey

    and probably Australia due to jet lag. So other rally will be probably with Loeb. Mexico, Corsica, Portugal, Finland, Germany, GB, Spain - quite nice rallys for Loeb
    Loeb has said dozens of times he only wants to do 2 or 3 WRC events next year. He’s now focused in winning the Dakar and then he wants to beat VW at the WRX. He’ll be pretty busy preparing the new 208 in the new structure Peugeot will probably have in rallycross.

    Anyway, and like many of you have been mentioning for a long time, what makes everybody worried about Citroen’s future it’s Citroen top management choices. They weren’t able to get Ogier and they’ve let Mikkelsen go. Can we hope for a plan C?

    Besides the usual 4 or 5 events Al Qassimi usually 'must' do, and the 2 or 3 Loeb can enter, there’s still room to get an experience driver in the third C3 for the remaining rally’s, helping to secure points and developing the C3. Haninnen or even Ostberg would be practical choices, as they’re available and not expensive.

    If instead Citroen chiefs decide to keep Lefebvre in the third car, that would be a revealing sign of how much they’re unable to recover the team. Soon we'll know; meanwhile, fingers crossed!
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    No that he want, he only can. Guys here think that rally is only 3 or 4 days, what about preparation (test days, recces, travels, fitness and so and so...). He must do the job at Peugeot for World RX and is his priority now. And if some events don't clash, what do you think he will be free like butterfly to do 9 events?? And he is older now, world rally events are tough, hard and he will not have energy for full season in World RX and almost full in WRC... No one can do that (if he will do than hats off)...

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