Quote Originally Posted by mknight View Post
Really not sure if its realistic to get (pay) both Ogier and Lappi. Maybe it's more of a backup plan in case Ogier doesn't sign. In that case it sounds like good idea, unlike last year when in Matton's own word they let Mikkelsen go to focus on Ogier and ended up not signing anyone.

Anyway I repeat whan i wrote earlier. For the championship it's now important that Citroen gets good lineup and good results so that they stay in the series. Msport is not going to leave even with a weak lineup.
Citroen will stay for a 2 yrs in any case. Plus they have nearly unlimited budget for Ogier, and Ogier want to be a hero in France when he retired. So I guess Ogier was already signed for Citroen for this 2yrs, and he knows as sooner he get-in testing car for a 2019 - as better. Cuz he want retire at high note, 2 championships win for French with a French manufacture - that's he's plan.