Ogier with Ford??

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Originally Posted by vkangas

Ogier has made a contract with Citroen factory team.

Source: MTV3 (http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/ralli/uut...010/07/1157521)

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And Loeb?
It would be good to see Loeb and Ogier treated equally at Citroen Sport and have a fight next year.
Brave comment coming up by me as within a few weels or months we will know for certain, but I wonder if Loeb is planning a full WRC season in 2011? My guess is not. Monte is in IRC, maybe he (Loeb) fancies that, plus there is all that spring testing in Florida for the Le Man series. Maybe Seb 1, decides to scale back his wrc effort by selecting his favourite events. Or maybe he decides even completely leave wrc as a 7 times champion, a fitting end to the current wrc car era........
I always thought Citroen would try their very best to hang onto Ogier, but I wonder what was negotiated in / out in making him stay.

Well one side effect of all this is sure to be some form of demoralising Mikko and JML, all this talk of Ogier being the "savior" of the WRC, the only one who could take Fords fight to Loeb.
Citroën haven't even won this years championship and they're already discussing how it'll damage the sport if Seb² cause a whitewash. Not saying this was their intention all along but...

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Originally Posted by MJW

And Loeb?

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No info about Loeb's contract.

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Originally Posted by MJW

And Loeb?
It would be good to see Loeb and Ogier treated equally at Citroen Sport and have a fight next year.
Brave comment coming up by me as within a few weels or months we will know for certain, but I wonder if Loeb is planning a full WRC season in 2011? My guess is not. Monte is in IRC, maybe he (Loeb) fancies that, plus there is all that spring testing in Florida for the Le Man series. Maybe Seb 1, decides to scale back his wrc effort by selecting his favourite events. Or maybe he decides even completely leave wrc as a 7 times champion, a fitting end to the current wrc car era........
I always thought Citroen would try their very best to hang onto Ogier, but I wonder what was negotiated in / out in making him stay.

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Loeb has no reason to leave the wrc especially now that the rules are changing...would you leave your job when you still got 2-3 years at least left ??

Ogier/sordo/hirvonen/latvala are going to be in the frame when Loeb retires so no need to rush things.

I really hope Loeb dosnt leave next year, I think it would be another way to judge how great he is when he wins in a different type of WRC car ;)

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

Loeb has no reason to leave the wrc especially now that the rules are changing...would you leave your job when you still got 2-3 years at least left ??
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Reason I was asking is that Loeb has in the past indicated that he wants to try something else. I have a feeling he may dovetail a part wrc programme with the new world LeMans series in the Peugeot 908. Also picking up on the other thread about Monte staying in IRC Loeb has again previously indicated he misses doing Monte.
Maybe that Loeb fancies a change, and when he undoubtedly becomes 7 times consecutive world champion this year is a convenient time to look for new challenges. This could include Monte in a Peugoet 207, some of his favourite WRC rounds in a DS3 and the 7 round new endurance racing series.

so doing 2-3 racing events in his whole career indicates that he wants to do something else ?? and the fact that he misses a wrc event will make him leave the sport ?? new challenges at 36 ??

People who FAIL at what they do want new challenges...people who never tasted the top want to change direction...name an athlete of any kind who left his sport (willingly) when he was at the absolute top to try something else

whats the name of the planet you live in ??

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Originally Posted by vkangas

No info about Loeb's contract.

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Few months ago in french newspaper he said end 2011 .
I want to drive the new car. After we'll see (he said)

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Originally Posted by N.O.T

so doing 2-3 racing events in his whole career indicates that he wants to do something else ?? and the fact that he misses a wrc event will make him leave the sport ?? new challenges at 36 ??

People who FAIL at what they do want new challenges...people who never tasted the top want to change direction...name an athlete of any kind who left his sport (willingly) when he was at the absolute top to try something else

whats the name of the planet you live in ??

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You got a pont there NOT, but at the same time we are not talking about an ordinary athlete. We are talking about a guy that is dominating a sport massively. A sport that right now is suffering from a big lack of competetiveness. Since Grönholm left, no one has really been near to beat this guy. Lets say he wins his 7th title this year, i would really understand if he feels a little bit not bored but lets say "understimulated" by this. But on the other hand, why would you stop competing in the sport when it is about to do a massive change, like the Wrc in 2011? Unlikely! I think Loeb will drive next year and if he gets the fight every athlete wants im sure we can count with him some more years.

i think that when Loeb leaves the sport it will be when he goes home to spend some time with his family and not for another sport or part time racing in circles. I don't know if any of you are involved in any competitive sport but i can tell you winning never becomes boring.