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5th September 2017, 14:18 #2151
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5th September 2017, 14:22 #2152
https://www.rallye-magazin.de/wrc/ar...rsetzt-paddon/ and it mentions, well that Matton mentions that Mikkelsen is already confirmed for Hyundai next year, anyone here can confirm it? (although it does seem very likely by now).
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5th September 2017, 14:23 #2153
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Sordo's had another chip at Clark about Meeke. This is awesome:
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Cuando bajaron a tu ídolo Meeke no estabas tan eufórico!
@voiceofrally When they fell to your Idol Meeke you were not so elated!RS Motorsport Media - Follow me on Instagram: rsmotorsportmedia
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5th September 2017, 14:24 #2154
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5th September 2017, 14:28 #2155
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5th September 2017, 14:33 #2156
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This is the current Citroen managed by Matton we are talking about, anything is possible . Mikkelsen didn't do anything in his starts this season that would've changed Mattons mind on him, if he wasn't already convinced (which seems to be the case). If Andreas had set rally leading stage times from the off, ran at the front of all the events and showed Meeke was the main problem and the car was good, he would've been signed up and Meeke would've been dropped for good I'm sure.
Mikkelsen served a purpose for Citroen but that was all in the end. He showed the team that he couldn't get near rally leading pace on gravel with the car (reaffirming it's very difficult to drive on that surface), showed (like Meeke) that the car is quick on tarmac, and reaffirmed what Meeke had been pushing for in terms of what changes needed to be made to the car.
Seems like Citroen wanted another opinion from a proven rally winner about where they needed to homologate new parts, before they trusted what Meeke had already been pushing for. This is probably another reason why Meeke felt he didnt have the full support of certain people within the team. It's almost like they didn't trust their main driver who has now openly admitted he wanted an experienced test driver alongside him in 2016, and pushed for the changes to the car long before they were finally implemented after Andreas' input. Just screams of bad management to me.
And yes, if Ogier isn't more of less signed up it's a baffling decision for Citroen to not offer Andreas a deal. Mikkelsen, Meeke and Breen is a lot better than what they could be left with if Ogier stays at Msport. I cannot see Loeb doing a full season unless it's for an obscene amount of money, and even then, Loeb isn't exactly motivated by money.
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5th September 2017, 14:34 #2157
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Sooo Hyundai are re-jigging to fight M-Sport... too late boys !
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5th September 2017, 14:39 #2159
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5th September 2017, 14:41 #2160
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It would be pretty crazy wouldn't it. Moving to the assumed worst car for 2017 and then doing the same thing again in 2018.
Of course with hindsight we know the Fiesta wasn't the worst car. I'm sure with a good winter of hard work and Ogier lighting a few rockets under Citroen they can get the C3 right.RS Motorsport Media - Follow me on Instagram: rsmotorsportmedia
I think we saw this one coming, didn't we?
F1 Guru Adrian Newey leave Redbull