LOL! The ones who know the least talk the most. I don't believe many of these "well-known facts" posted here on the forum.
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Yes. He started rally, but that doesn't work well as he had no money. So he focused on studies (he wanted to become chartered-accountant).
Then he tried Rallye Jeune and won (or finished second ? Don't remember, but he had the drive with Laskowski). Then he moved to 208 Cup, did well but crashed too many times to be champion, so he didn't finish the championship ... he did a few JWRC and was fast, and then moved to TMG.
Now that, let's say almost all drives are settled for 2016 what do you guys think about that: Meeke and Lefebvre with partial program in 2016 with PH sport ( already running the car of Lefebvre ) and developing the 2017 car around them and in 2017 both a factory Citroen drivers?
Apart from a select few all current driver contracts are up heading into 2017. So all the top guys (apart from Mikkelsen) should be available. So with that said it would be foolish for Citroen to lock up two long-term deals right now. One (Meeke) would make sense. I'd guess they want to see some more from Lefebvre next year.
Thats not completely true, Lefebvre in JERC he was not "unmatched". In Latvia, before his retirement, there were 4-5 drivers usually faster than him. In Acores he was fastest as his rivals were making too many mistakes. In Ypres he was pushing as he was closing the gap after loss on one stage and won only because of win in first stage as he had in finish same time like Andrea Crugnola. On Barum he was also first, but he was only one without problems, Zawada, Griebel or Crugnola were on same pace. In Tour de Corse, despite lack of competitors, Lefebvre was on most of the stages slower than Crugnola and Andolfi and sometimes also than Gino Bux (but of course, there was part of tactics as he must finish the rally). So in total, Lefebvre won the championship, but it was not so big domination and mostly Cerny and Crugnola were on same speed (Cerny only in first half, the he lost everything due to his mind). Of course, JWRC was much easier for him.