According to this Autosport article from September 2018 Ogier's contract with Citroen is 2+1 (obviously we've learned later on that the option won't be exercised).Quote:
Originally Posted by surdna
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According to this Autosport article from September 2018 Ogier's contract with Citroen is 2+1 (obviously we've learned later on that the option won't be exercised).Quote:
Originally Posted by surdna
that makes Lappis leaving even more weird then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allez Andruet
i remember Lappi also saying, Id like to stay but....
we will never know that but.
It's not like he had many options in 2016... his original team for 2017 was Hanninen who only drove one rally in 2015 and his best ever WRC result was 6th place and Lappi who was the clearly best young driver and was just about to win WRC2 over Suninen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allez Andruet
The options came first at the end of the year when VW left.
Ofcourse the options were limited and we never know what would have happened with Lappi if the VW trio was available earlier in 2016, but I don't think it makes any difference. Nevertheless, Mäkinen offered Lappi a deal for 2019 (if not longer) which Lappi and team Even turned down.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknight
I think neuville believes he has a better chance against tanak in the same car than he has to tanak in the toyota.Quote:
Originally Posted by meh
Which in itself says a lot about how he thinks about the hyundai compares to the toyota.
This is just my own speculation, but I think they made a very low offer so they could say they offered him a seat, but it was something that no one would accept.Quote:
Originally Posted by Allez Andruet
Motorsport news also reporting Tänak has left.
Who isn't?Quote:
Originally Posted by T16
It's awful that instead of his and Martin's title win, the contract speculation steals the headlines. Shouldn't be like that at all.
Isn't that the same media house as Autosport?Quote:
Originally Posted by T16
They are the same company, so probably, yes. My point was that they haven't retracted their position on it. I guess all will be clear soon enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL