Page 159 of 227 FirstFirst ... 59109149157158159160161169209 ... LastLast
Results 1,581 to 1,590 of 2266

Thread: Citroen WRT

  1. #1581
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Posts
    326
    Like
    18
    Liked 34 Times in 21 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by wrc2017 View Post
    So as Tanak checks out in Rally Finland, and Otsberg has the chance of a lifetime to win Rally Finland and go down as a legend... his stage end comments read..

    OSTBERG:"We are trying to increase the speed step by step, it feels quite good. We're not willing to do anything stupid, at these speeds you want to stay on the roads."

    The car is still as good as yesterday, but Ostberg doesn't have the IT factor.
    So you think he chould take "a Meek".

  2. #1582
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Posts
    5,798
    Like
    337
    Liked 3,786 Times in 1,977 Posts
    Citroen WRT thread.

    Citroen WRT is doing very well in Finland 2018.

    Why is a kicked driver that finished 8th here last year 3 mins down getting brought up as comparison?

    The world wonders.

  3. #1583
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2016
    Posts
    501
    Like
    124
    Liked 388 Times in 194 Posts
    Hmmm, why would a bunch of rally enthusiasts mention a rally driver in a thread about a rally team that said rally driver is (probably still) contracted to.

    Why did you mention him a couple of posts ago if it winds you up so much? Just chill and allow people to have their conversations, and ignore what you don't want to read, it's not the end of the world!

  4. Likes: Rally Power (29th July 2018)
  5. #1584
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2017
    Posts
    811
    Like
    0
    Liked 307 Times in 186 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
    Citroen WRT thread.

    Citroen WRT is doing very well in Finland 2018.

    Why is a kicked driver that finished 8th here last year 3 mins down getting brought up as comparison?

    The world wonders.
    Citroen only on the pace because of complete new front and rear geometry including sub frames.. and a new homologated centre diffs, now with Olins dampers.

    For 18 months CWRT drivers had been told to go and win rallys in what obviously was a defective car. With upgrades that were set in motion 9 month ago now on the car...is that not now becoming obvious to even you. which part of the above is wrong?

  6. Likes: er88 (28th July 2018)
  7. #1585
    Senior Member Fast Eddie WRC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Location
    England
    Posts
    18,782
    Like
    3,417
    Liked 9,312 Times in 4,938 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Sal the 2nd View Post
    If he was so good at setting a car up and testing why did Citroen let him go and keep Kris?
    Meeke's speed is clearly the answer to why he was kept.

    Ostberg hasnt ever been the outright fastest guy... but its not always that that wins rallies and championships.
    #M-SPORTER

  8. Likes: er88 (28th July 2018)
  9. #1586
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2000
    Posts
    411
    Like
    6
    Liked 30 Times in 19 Posts
    Congratulations to Citroen for this result. If they can repeat this level of competitiveness elsewhere, then this could really stir up the driver market - thinking Paddon, Latvala and even Ogier. If the car can be proven to have the pace, any one of them may be tempted to jump ship from their present team.

    Not taking anything away from Ostberg - that was a rally long performance that many (including me) did not expect.

  10. Likes: Sulland (29th July 2018)
  11. #1587
    Senior Member itix's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Posts
    1,366
    Like
    992
    Liked 777 Times in 419 Posts
    I think we need a few rallies to judge how far Citroen has actually come. Finland is a very smooth and particular rally. I think Turkey, Spain and GB will give a better indication of what progress have actually been made but no doubt they have made progress because let's be realistic, Finland is not a rally Østberg should be able to fight for the lead in.

    This is going to be interesting for 2019 if they, like they promised, bag a driver able to win all events.

  12. #1588
    Senior Member Rally Power's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Portugal
    Posts
    3,004
    Like
    3,729
    Liked 2,937 Times in 1,338 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by wrc2017 View Post
    Citroen only on the pace because of complete new front and rear geometry including sub frames.. and a new homologated centre diffs, now with Olins dampers.
    For 18 months CWRT drivers had been told to go and win rallys in what obviously was a defective car. With upgrades that were set in motion 9 month ago now on the car...is that not now becoming obvious to even you. which part of the above is wrong?
    Soon after last year tech director replacement the car started to improve and even Meeke admitted it. Mikkelsen was P2 on Germany rough tarmac; Meeke won Catalunya (only 3s down on the gravel leg) and fought for the lead in Australia till hitting a bridge guard. This year all sort of minor incidents (especially punctures and drivers mistakes) undermined final results but stage times in Mexico, Corsica or Argentina proved the car can be fast when properly tuned. Breen brilliantly managed to be P2 in Sweden with Ostberg set up tips and this weekend the Norwegian excelled himself, showing how helpful he can be for Citroen. Congrats to him and the team.
    Rally addict since 1982

  13. Likes: TWRC (29th July 2018)
  14. #1589
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Posts
    5,798
    Like
    337
    Liked 3,786 Times in 1,977 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by greencroft View Post
    Congratulations to Citroen for this result. If they can repeat this level of competitiveness elsewhere, then this could really stir up the driver market - thinking Paddon, Latvala and even Ogier. If the car can be proven to have the pace, any one of them may be tempted to jump ship from their present team.
    Yes that makes it really interesting. They now have 2nd places from both Sweden and Finland with 2 different drivers both considered "2nd rate".

    If they are to be serious about doing WRC they need a top driver that can potentially charge for title. Out of these Ogier,Neuville and Latvala seemingly don't have contract for next year and this could help get one of them. (out of these I'd consider Ogier the most likely).

    Paddon I rate a bit below these, but he would also be a good addition. (they won't have any very good tarmac driver in the lineup then though).
    For him it might be more tempting to do a full season with Citroen than half-season in Hyundai.

  15. #1590
    Senior Member Sulland's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    Norway
    Posts
    6,378
    Like
    2,005
    Liked 1,367 Times in 710 Posts
    Do anyone know what Citroen has changed in the front suspension/geometry in the last update?
    Any pictures taken in finland that can point to the changes?

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •