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12th June 2017, 18:39 #141
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I remember hearing back in the days, that the c4 was faster than the focus, but much more difficult to drive. That it required the super smooth loeb style to make it go fast without crashing. The ford seemed easier and more forgiving.
Perhaps citroen has build a new car like this, but doesn't have the right driver for it.
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12th June 2017, 21:07 #142
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13th June 2017, 04:50 #143
While I feel bad for Meeke, it seems to me that Citroen are the architects of their own demise. A little like Mitsubishi in the mid to late 90s, when you have an entire team and car built around one driver,and his driving style, it's bound to fall apart when that driver leaves. Look at the struggles Delecour and A. McRae had with the Lancer after Makinen left Mitsubishi. It's almost always ominous when you hear that a particular car needs a particular driving style. Citroen will take a while to recover from the Loeb era.
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13th June 2017, 06:44 #144
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Partially true. The Lancer WRC wasn't that good for Mäkinen either, but Freddy Loix said he was totally lost in the Lancer Evo with Mäkinen's settings. Dunno how Burns managed it though.
I remember that even in the Group A days, Timo Salonen said he couldn't drive the Galant in 1991 1000 Lakes Rally with the type of front diff Kenneth Eriksson had set up. Salonen had driven a lot of RWD cars and Eriksson had driven a lot of FWD cars so they had a very different driving style
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13th June 2017, 09:01 #145
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very good blog post about this situation IMO http://www.worldrallyblog.com/2017/0...ht-way-things/
like i also said some pages back, it wont do any better for Meeke.#8 Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja #8
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13th June 2017, 09:08 #146
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13th June 2017, 09:20 #147
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What´s the problem adapting a car after different driving styles? Don´t understand the discussion regarding cars that are undriveable for all drivers except one.
"Reis vas pät pat kaar vas kut"
Tommi Mäkinen, back in the years...
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13th June 2017, 09:40 #148
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I don't agree with that blog post.
Duval was driving at ok speed after he got back, stable and with 3-4 place speed. It seemed that the decision was already made.
Meeke has been crashing for quite long and was in similar situation in 2014 when he wasn't dropped.
Note that quite often Wilson's successes actually come from dropping drivers for a season. I.e. Evans last year, Tanak in 2013 etc. NOT from keeping them crashing in same car.
The examples given for not pulling mid-season are also often not valid. Say Østberg last year had extremely good first half of the season, so why would you drop him in the middle of it? Tanak in 2012 started crashing in the second half. etc.Last edited by mknight; 13th June 2017 at 09:44.
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13th June 2017, 10:00 #149
Meeke is going to 40, he drives since Colin McRae era. You can do all you want, make him miss events, or give support and trust, he will not change his driving style.
I don't think that Matton is doing this to help Meeke, I think he is thinking of future and wants to give more space possible to Mikkelsen, especially in the development of the car.
The point is that in my opinion he made a mistake at the beginning of the season saying "if Mikkelsen and Latvala call me I will answer only because I am polite". He didn't see this coming and maybe he should...
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13th June 2017, 10:57 #150
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Then what should Matton do? Let him keep crashing brand new cars on every event like he did in Sardinia, and hope for a change somewhere down the road? And yes, as much as I like Meeke, if he's not mentally strong enough to get back from this, then questionmarks can rightfully be raised over his future.
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