Quote Originally Posted by ouvreur View Post

Also, the Xsara WRC and DS3 WRC won plenty of rallies with 'other' drivers at the wheel - it's just that Loeb won more. The moment Citroen changed lead development driver, the C3 happened. It could be a coincidence. But I doubt it.
It might have helped if Citroen had actually listened to their development driver (and qualified engineer) - instead of thinking they know best. Then when it was too late getting other drivers in to confirm the original drivers feedback.