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    Quote Originally Posted by dimviii View Post
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    If #WRC rallies lasted only for the first non SSS stage, Kris Meeke would still lead despite not scoring in Germany https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...GcEo/pubhtml*…
    That's a pretty pointless metric.

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    Quote Originally Posted by steve.mandzij View Post
    That's a pretty pointless metric.

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    Why?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dimviii View Post
    AnttiL‏*@AnttiL_WRC
    If #WRC rallies lasted only for the first non SSS stage, Kris Meeke would still lead despite not scoring in Germany https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...ubhtml*…
    "Still" ?!?
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    Citroen WRT

    Still, as in he was leading that statistic before Germany (made a second fastest stage time on SS2 in Finland) but was outside top 10 on SS2 in Germany, but still no one comes close to his score. At the same time, Esapekka Lappi has rarely been attacking right on the first stage, but has almost always scored power stage points. You can also see that Ogier has suffered a bit from being the first car on the road. Also notable that Tänak is the only one who's been in the top 10 for every first proper stage of the season.

    Maximum Attack is the term attached to Markku Alen because of his ability to win time to his rivals on the very first stages of the rally because he was already on the pace right from the start, whereas others usually needed some stages to warm up.
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    Ah I see, I wasn't aware of such statistics, however this is somewhat pointless as the first "real" stage is more like a warm-up (see Neuville for example - he had some really bad 1st days this year, but drives much faster the remaining) & and drivers to check their "clocks" to the competition. But anyway about Meeke - yes he is the most overdriving among the whole bunch, his luck there works for 1-2-3-several stages, but no more. Likeable driver for spectating, but mostly brings disappointments to his fans. When he is driving at "comfortable" pace this year, he is not faster than Breen.
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    Citroen taking more risks on C3 WRC development for 2018 Monte


    Citroen has started gambling on the development of its C3 WRC to ensure it can fight to win the 2018 World Rally Championship opener in Monte Carlo next January.

    The French manufacturer withdrew its works entry for the 2016 WRC, focusing on a year-long development programme with the C3 built to the new-for-2017 rules.

    Citroen has failed to achieve the success it hoped for, with Kris Meeke's Rally Mexico win the only triumph in a tricky season.

    That has forced Citroen to rethink on several areas, notably the suspension and driveability, and team principal Yves Matton told Autosport it was now starting to ramp its work up ahead of 2018.

    "We already took some risks with the development," Matton said.

    "I told you already that since Sweden we have been working harder and harder and really looking already towards next season - this is where the focus is for the team now.

    "But we know we have to take more risks and put more and more new parts on the car with less time for validation.

    "This isn't the way things are done and it's the first time that we have really done this, but it's the only way we can work towards the timetable for the start [of next season]."

    Swedish suspension firm Ohlins is working more closely with Citroen and the eight-time manufacturer champion has replaced technical director Laurent Fregosi, the man who designed the C3 WRC, with Christophe Besse, who had been involved with Citroen's early success in rallying.

    Fregosi remains at Citroen, but returns "to a more technically focused role."

    Citroen has been rotating drivers this season, benching the under-fire Meeke and drafting in ex-Volkswagen driver Andreas Mikkelsen for certain rallies.

    Only Stephane Lefebvre has been confirmed for next month's Rally Spain, but Citroen must reveal its plans by next Tuesday (September 5), when entries for the Salou-based event close.




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    Well it will be Lefebvre, Meeke and Breen or Mikkelsen in Meekes place. I don't see them putting Breen aside, but it's Citroen so ya never know. I guess we will know in a weeks time.

    Confusing as always...
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    Some say that Matton will not be team principal at 2018. So or Matton didn't take this crucial decision for 2018 or he ruin another season for Citroen already.

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    Citroen could enter 4 cars, so they could gather more info and "real conditions" testing using Lefebvre, Meeke, Breen and Mikkelsen. They testing more than year and still no result. Loeb continue testing?

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    Quote Originally Posted by racerx1979 View Post
    Well it will be Lefebvre, Meeke and Breen or Mikkelsen in Meekes place. I don't see them putting Breen aside, but it's Citroen so ya never know. I guess we will know in a weeks time.

    Confusing as always...
    The closing date for Spain entries is 5-th September

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