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    "transmission" it's not only how gearbox is downshifting, but also diffs for example...

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    Quote Originally Posted by EstWRC View Post
    I know references to F1 piss Rally fans off, but I can't help but think that this move is for similar reasons as Schumacher's move to Ferrari in 1996. Crap car. If Ogier wins, it is because of him, and he is a hero. If Ogier loses, it was because of a crap car. Same motivation IMO as Schumacher back then. A new challenge with very little downside.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Revman View Post
    "Much better" than the Manufacturers Champion car? Sounds like sour grapes in addition to the rumbling about being the #3.
    You could be right, or it could be that the transmission in the Citroen is better than the Toyota.....to assume that the Toyota is better in every department because it was the best overall is odd....
    I found his comment interesting, and maybe a little surprising, but it doesn't mean that it isn't true.

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    It could be just the transmission in Citroen is much better than transmission in Citroen one month ago. Nobody said Lappi is comparing anything to Toyota.
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    Quote Originally Posted by liposh View Post
    It could be just the transmission in Citroen is much better than transmission in Citroen one month ago. Nobody said Lappi is comparing anything to Toyota.
    I'm quite sure he was answering a question asking how he feels at Citroen compared to Toyota, so I think he was comparing the Citroens transmission directly with Toyota's.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Revman View Post
    I know references to F1 piss Rally fans off, but I can't help but think that this move is for similar reasons as Schumacher's move to Ferrari in 1996. Crap car. If Ogier wins, it is because of him, and he is a hero. If Ogier loses, it was because of a crap car. Same motivation IMO as Schumacher back then. A new challenge with very little downside.
    Ogier chose to leave M-Sport as he thought Citroen will give him a better chance of another title.

    He will deserve praise if he wins again. But if the C3 doesnt allow him to be competitive I doubt he will get anyone's sympathy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Revman View Post
    I know references to F1 piss Rally fans off, but I can't help but think that this move is for similar reasons as Schumacher's move to Ferrari in 1996. Crap car. If Ogier wins, it is because of him, and he is a hero. If Ogier loses, it was because of a crap car. Same motivation IMO as Schumacher back then. A new challenge with very little downside.
    How can second level drivers get P2 in Sweden and Finland on a crap car? Easy, the car they drive isn’t crap at all. The C3 has been steadily improving since late 2017 and it can now win at any surface with a top driver. Ogier may take a bit to adjust it to his driving style (like in the Fiesta) but he’ll be competitive since the first outing, and hopefully so will Lappi.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rally Power View Post
    How can second level drivers get P2 in Sweden and Finland on a crap car? Easy, the car they drive isn’t crap at all. The C3 has been steadily improving since late 2017 and it can now win at any surface with a top driver. Ogier may take a bit to adjust it to his driving style (like in the Fiesta) but he’ll be competitive since the first outing, and hopefully so will Lappi.
    The car isn't crap, it just isn't consistent. Ogier referenced it himself in the recent interview, some surfaces its very good, others it isn't. I'm sure over the course of the season they will make better in the places it is not at its best. I witnessed it myself on WRGB, on day 2 it looked very good, on day 3 it looked awful.

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    Quote Originally Posted by doubled1978 View Post
    The car isn't crap, it just isn't consistent. Ogier referenced it himself in the recent interview, some surfaces its very good, others it isn't. I'm sure over the course of the season they will make better in the places it is not at its best. I witnessed it myself on WRGB, on day 2 it looked very good, on day 3 it looked awful.
    Fair enough.

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    Sunninen seems to be getting a lot of testing, what about evans and tidemand?

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