Hello from Antony Warmbold

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Originally Posted by Tomi

Agree same like Audi did with Mikkola too, if it would be up to me I would pick Ketomaa, he can drive but even more important, excellent test driver and he understand about how cars should be too. Good driver does not automaticly mean good developer, a good example is Auriol.

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Yes, they do say he was a little sensitive when it came to setup. One wonders if there are as many people now who can develop a car as well as, say back in 2002 at the height of the WRC when you had quite a few top cars.

Waitin' for another blog post. :)

Sorry for my ignorance but, who developed the Xsara at the very beggining? was it Puras and Bugalski? or was there someone before them? and when did Citroen focused on building the car around Loeb?

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Originally Posted by jonas_mcrae

Sorry for my ignorance but, who developed the Xsara at the very beggining? was it Puras and Bugalski? or was there someone before them? and when did Citroen focused on building the car around Loeb?

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Bugalski I think. I doubt the car was built around Loeb, it was just a good car.

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Originally Posted by jonas_mcrae

Sorry for my ignorance but, who developed the Xsara at the very beggining? was it Puras and Bugalski? or was there someone before them? and when did Citroen focused on building the car around Loeb?

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... and Thomas Rådström

So, this could mean you its possible to build a very good car and THEN find a driver to give you championships... however I do think later evolutions of the Xsara were 100% tailor made for Loeb

It's Loeb who's genious and winner with all cars he drove: saxo s1600, xsara, c4 and ds3.

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Originally Posted by jonas_mcrae

So, this could mean you its possible to build a very good car and THEN find a driver to give you championships... however I do think later evolutions of the Xsara were 100% tailor made for Loeb

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All works rally cars are tailor made to their drivers.There is no exception for Loeb.

i dont belive that the cars are tailor made, it does not make any sense, the setups offcourse are individual but the car it self is same for the works guys.

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Originally Posted by Tomi

i dont belive that the cars are tailor made, it does not make any sense, the setups offcourse are individual but the car it self is same for the works guys.

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I wonder if sometimes it's just the number 1 driver getting the latest parts? In F1 it's easy to see who's got a different wing and so on, on a rally who knows which person has the improved wishbones or whatever.