Citroen WRT

[AnttiL]

https://www.rallit.fi/esapekka-lappi...n-ajotyylille/

Lappi is not using the newly homologated front axle because it doesn't suit his driving style. Remember how before the season his contract supposedly said the two drivers shall be equal in the team...

[dimviii]

https://www.rallit.fi/esapekka-lappi...n-ajotyylille/

Lappi is not using the newly homologated front axle because it doesn't suit his driving style. Remember how before the season his contract supposedly said the two drivers shall be equal in the team...

if doesnt suit him,maybe he asked for the old axle.

[mknight]

https://www.rallit.fi/esapekka-lappi...n-ajotyylille/

Lappi is not using the newly homologated front axle because it doesn't suit his driving style. Remember how before the season his contract supposedly said the two drivers shall be equal in the team...

Don't remember anything like that getting mentioned tbh. Do you remember where you have it from? Kind of optimistic assumption with 6 times WC in the team.

[Allez Andruet]

Don't remember anything like that getting mentioned tbh. Do you remember where you have it from? Kind of optimistic assumption with 6 times WC in the team.

https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/...9054#gs.tcf9bh

We have it in the contract, that I won't be number two by default. Ofcourse it may look like that, but the contract has certain conditions.

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We will have similar cars with Seb. These kind of things have been ensured.

[mknight]

https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/...9054#gs.tcf9bh

We have it in the contract, that I won't be number two by default. Ofcourse it may look like that, but the contract has certain conditions.

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We will have similar cars with Seb. These kind of things have been ensured.

Thanks for finding it.

Obviously you just quote the wording in the article, but there clearly are some holes in it.
- "number two by default ", that might be correct, but after 8 rounds and having like 1/4 of Ogiers points while he fights for championship things can change
-"similar cars", again similar doesn't mean exactly the same

Anyway even if things like this are in the contract the recent history shows that contracts can be broken (Meeke at Citroen, Mikkelsen at Hyundai), just depends if the team is willing to take the penalty.

[deephouse]

Ah, Citroen. Every day they prove they are the best works team in the world. I bet everyone wants to be there, even Tanak.

[Rally Power]

Contradicting the earlier reports, Lappi also used the front suspension evolutions in Finland, apparently making the car easier to adjust. In Germany the C3 is expected to get engine upgrades.

[mknight]

Contradicting the earlier reports, Lappi also used the front suspension evolutions in Finland, apparently making the car easier to adjust. In Germany the C3 is expected to get engine upgrades.

Dunno where you getting your info from but Citroen did engine upgrades (with joker) already for Finland as confirmed by the homologation list and by Budar in interview. Strange they would have another upgrade again in so short time. Hence I think it's some confusion.

[Rally Power]

Dunno where you getting your info from but Citroen did engine upgrades (with joker) already for Finland as confirmed by the homologation list and by Budar in interview.(...)

From Ogier interview to Auto Hebdo, before the rally; he mentioned new parts to improve the car handling in Finland (confirmed as front diff changes) and engine upgrades in Germany. No idea about Budar interview, but in all Citroen pre and post event PR’s there’s only a mention to the front axle upgrades. Anyway, it’d be great if those engine changes were actually used; they would be already race tested before Germany.

Still on Lappi using the new parts; all the fuss about him not having access to them was a storm in a teacup, which makes one wonder about how fake some news can be.

[tomhlord]

The main thing is Lappi was smiling again.