Hyundai i20 WRC

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Originally Posted by MikeD

Don't know - but honestly I don't think Citroën care too much about him. He's not french and in France they will look at Ogier as their next hero. I think Citroën would let PH-Sport run their cars in 2014 as an M2/Mt team, so if Neuville wants to drive one, he has to come up with the sponsorship money - but it's only a guess.

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Actually Neuville was driving with MY Racing (Matton Yves his team, now Simon Jean-Joseph is running it) for a year, and during that year Neuville set his first international steps. They have built op a good relationship and I'm quite sure that they will try to keep it that way. ;) I also don't believe Thierry needs to bring money to Citroën Racing, and I don't believe he will ever need to bring money, they are a proper factory team.

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Originally Posted by tommeke_B

Actually Neuville was driving with MY Racing (Matton Yves his team, now Simon Jean-Joseph is running it) for a year, and during that year Neuville set his first international steps. They have built op a good relationship and I'm quite sure that they will try to keep it that way. ;) I also don't believe Thierry needs to bring money to Citroën Racing, and I don't believe he will ever need to bring money, they are a proper factory team.

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+1.

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Originally Posted by tommeke_B

Actually Neuville was driving with MY Racing (Matton Yves his team, now Simon Jean-Joseph is running it) for a year, and during that year Neuville set his first international steps. They have built op a good relationship and I'm quite sure that they will try to keep it that way. ;) I also don't believe Thierry needs to bring money to Citroën Racing, and I don't believe he will ever need to bring money, they are a proper factory team.

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I didn't say Neuville would need to bring money to Citroën Racing, but to PH-Sport or any other private team running the DS3's if they continue when Citroën Racing leaves the WRC after 2013.

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Originally Posted by MikeD

There will be 3 manufacturers, but only two works-teams, Citroën (Works-Team), VW (Works-Team) and Ford (Private-Team)

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Yeah, I thought for 2014 (that's next season for me :P).

So... no news for Hunday i20?

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Originally Posted by MikeD

The problem for the PSA group is the French left-wing crap government and all the unions, who are fighting the PSA Group at the moment because they are laying of a lot of people. It can cause a lot of problems for PSA if they can find money for motorsport and at the same time say they haven't got money to keep their work-force in France. That's left-wing nonsens for ya' but never the less, the fight that PSA have at the moment and that's why I doubt PSA will run a works Peugeot outfit in the WRC.
It's a bit different with Loeb and his WTCC ambitions, as he is a national hero and the Government don't dare to touch him ... tha's politically dangerous if they do that.

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Think back through the history of Peugeot motorsport and even PSA through the years. Back when the 205t16 was launched PSA were on the verge of bankruptcy. Jean Todt spearheaded the Talbot Sport Project with the ethos that regardless of the financial situation you enter motorsports just to show how strong your brand is. The 205 and rallying turned the financial fortunes of PSA around. Rallying is a core sport that they are clearly good at, they're not going to leave it behind.

Who will develop the car?

They set new Hyundai Motorsport department in Offenbach and there were rumors about Kris Nissen being hired to run it.

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Originally Posted by Mirek

They set new Hyundai Motorsport department in Offenbach and there were rumors about Kris Nissen being hired to run it.

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Hope not any women gonna work in the team if he's the boss...

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Originally Posted by Mikkaki

Hope not any women gonna work in the team if he's the boss...

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why?