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    I am one of those who believes Ogier is already signed.
    That said remember we are talking about Matton, the guy that was not interested in Latvala or Mikkelsen after VW quit. We can see how that worked out, first after like 12 crashes in total (Meeke + Lefevbre) and half the season gone they started to change the car.

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    I don't believe. They are french, they would claim to 4 winds that allready signed if yes.

    Just a big risk and gamble. Let's wait and see.

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    I also believe Ogier is signing with Citroen because that's the only option he has.

    EDIT: Unless Ford as a factory team returns.
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    I think the contract with Ogier was made on 4 September. This is because they let Mikkelsen go to Hyundai.

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    For me is simple:

    Hyundai contact Mikkelsen and want him
    He talked with Citroën and said that have possibility to run on Hyundai
    Citroën said: We want try Ogier first, we could have no budget to both
    Mikkelsen accept Hyundai proposal cause he know Hyundai is best team/car and he don't want stay to last time choice as last year

    Now, Citroën is still waiting Ogier reply, that is yet waiting Malcolm Wilson last reply.

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    Mikkelsen said already during Germany that he wishes to do the three last rallies in the same team he drives for in 2018.

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    Citroen WRT

    Quote Originally Posted by racerx1979 View Post
    Would be strange to say he has already signed a deal already. Has it ever happened in the past where a driver in the points lead switches teams and makes it public this early in the game?
    How did it go in 1992? For most of the season, Auriol was dominating in the Lancia while Sainz struggled with the new Toyota. Then on the three last rounds Sainz turned the tables and became champion. In 1993, Auriol (and Kankkunen) went to Toyota while Sainz had one of his worst seasons in the Lancia.

    The sort of same happened when Kankkunen got frustrated at the unreliable Celica in 1989. After retiring from the lead once again in 1000 Lakes, he decided to make a deal with Lancia for the next season. Turns out he won the next rally in Australia in the Toyota while Sainz went on to be world champion next year in the same car.
    Last edited by AnttiL; 9th September 2017 at 21:30.

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    So the big cover story in Motorsport News today is about Citroen trying to create a WRC superteam of Ogier, Meeke and Loeb.

    Matton again talks openly about trying to sign Ogier and also about Loeb coming in for a limited programme. He basically says if Loeb likes the car enough in the upcoming gravel test that they will accommodate him in the team for select rounds. Not a full season.

    He also specifies that Meeke's contract next year is for all the rallies, while Breen and Lefebvre have contracts, but with no specified number of WRC rounds. So that's a good detail confirmed.

    Matton also crucially says that the three-car manufacturer points scoring rule is "impossible for next year." He says more likely 2019, and also seems to have heard a different interpretation, with four drivers all able to score but you have to enter two teams?

    That's confused me and I think it's again another instance where Mahonen tells David Evans a plan that isn't confirmed or fully formed. Let's see what happens there...

    Finally Citroen say the recent decision to block paddleshift on the R5s means they can't homologate the new car in time for the Monte. The car was designed around that system to it will apparently take an additional two months of designs/testing to rectify it. Needless to say they are pissed at the WRC Commission.
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    ^^^^ And you missed the major point, Ogier and Meeke having breakfast:

    "“I don’t know how they get on,” said Matton. “And, in one way, it doesn’t matter; when they are on the starting line, one does not care about the other one. It’s when they are having breakfast and things like this that these things matter.”

    : )

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    Quote Originally Posted by Simmi View Post

    Matton again talks openly about trying to sign Ogier ....
    Looks like Matton is trying to convince WRC rally community that Ogier MUST sign with Citroen, which makes me believe Ogier is still waiting.

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