Quote Originally Posted by MikeD View Post
Honestly, I don't think Citroën care too much about their WRC project at the moment. They had a massively good start to their WTCC campaign and there is honestly no reason for them to be in the WRC anymore.

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I think Citroën kind of thought that it would be okay to run in the WRC half-hearted as Abu Dhabi Tourism pay all the bills, but this half-hearted commitment is not good for their brand, and not good for the sport either. I hope they will leave the WRC at the end of the year because this isn't good for anybody.

Let the other PSA brand Peugeot give it a try now that PSA has secured a massive chinese investment. That has removed the companys fear of a collaps. Furthermore, Peugeot trditionally is less focussed on being "french" as their export markets are quite different from Citroëns, so they might be able to enter with a different philosophy and find a setup that can beat VW and Ogier.
While I agree Citroen's half heartened effort does not put them in a good light I disagree it would be better for the sport if they retired. The car is still competitive and being there means two more factory drives. If they retired the championship would be even more unbalanced toward VW. If getting podiums is enough for them then I definitely prefer guys like Ostberg having a decent drive. Citroen retiring would not automatically mean Peugeot coming in to replace them.

Peugeot coming back with a stronger effort would be nice indeed, however there's not certain sign of that at the moment, it depends a lot on the new technical regulations probably, so far they're promoting their R5 and maybe if the new tech regs are similar to that then there's a better chance.