2016 Silly Season

[AL14]

Sorry didn't get it. But he won't do it, even if it would be perfect for Tanak. Yesterday Neuville, in an interview said clearly that m-sport engine is too little and slower than others. Maybe with less effort to set good times Tanak could crash less.

[EstWRC]

i believe Neuville, we have had these stories on estonian forum too and you can see it on onboard comparison with others on wrc plus. With the old Fiesta Tänak was clearly overdriving but with the new car things got better.

About Citroen http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/novem...4--12-12-.html

[RS]

"It was very interesting what we saw during this rally"....

sounds good for Meeke.

[Wim_Impreza]

He must get rid of Ostberg not Meeke

For the second year in a row Ostberg has more points than Meeke in the final WRC standings. This year Meeke drove one event more than Ostberg.

Ostberg is for sure as good as Meeke and, when you see the final points in 2 seasons as a teammate, is better. Of course Ostberg is not the fastest on asphalt, but there are only a few asphalt rounds in the past years.

[Mariusz]

"It was very interesting what we saw during this rally"....

sounds good for Meeke.

He might have been looking at Lefebvre as well.

[AL14]

For the second year in a row Ostberg has more points than Meeke in the final WRC standings. This year Meeke drove one event more than Ostberg.

Ostberg is for sure as good as Meeke and, when you see the final points in 2 seasons as a teammate, is better. Of course Ostberg is not the fastest on asphalt, but there are only a few asphalt rounds in the past years.

For sure at the moment Ostberg is a better driver than Meeke. Numbers and results can't lie if you look at them in a high number of events. Said that Ostberg is the same driver from years now and Meeke is clearly faster. So if I have to choose from the two I would chose Kris just to have some little hope to bring home a couple of events.
But not Tanak at his team mate

[RS]

For the second year in a row Ostberg has more points than Meeke in the final WRC standings. This year Meeke drove one event more than Ostberg.

Ostberg is for sure as good as Meeke and, when you see the final points in 2 seasons as a teammate, is better. Of course Ostberg is not the fastest on asphalt, but there are only a few asphalt rounds in the past years.

He's not the fastest on loose surfaces either but he is reliable and he deserves his place in the WRC. In some ways Meeke and Ostberg compliment each other well. Meeke is clearly faster almost everywhere.

I suppose it depends what Citroen want and what their future will be.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Meeke vs Ostberg... It's like the old saying, 'It's easier to make a fast driver consistent, than a consistent driver fast...'

Ostberg will never win anything for Citroen, Meeke could..

[Simmi]

Agree with RS. The more I think about it Matton and Citroen should look to retain both Meeke and Ostberg.

2017 is a different story but I really don't think there are any better options out there right now heading into next year.

Saying Ostberg is better than Meeke is subjective. In a world where no one is going to get close to Ogier/VW how do you define what makes one better than the other? My personal opinion is that Meeke's performances and promising speed have garnered more attention than anything Ostberg's consistency has led to.

Combining that eye-catching speed of Meeke, plus the solid consistency of Ostberg is a good way to go. I think we've seen all that Mads has to offer as a driver. I don't think we've seen the best of Meeke yet.

[Grundo Farb]

Meeke vs Ostberg... It's like the old saying, 'It's easier to make a fast driver consistent, than a consistent driver fast...'

Ostberg will never win anything for Citroen, Meeke could..

See, now that quote which I have heard so many times I just think keeps getting proved wrong. Give me the name of one fast driver who was inconsistent and has now magically become consistent?

Latvala is fast and inconsistent. Tanak is fast and inconsistent. Kubica is fast and inconsistent.

Ogier was consistent and fast. Loeb was consistent and fast, Hirvonen was consistent and fast, Sordo is/was consistent and fast. Mikelsen is fast and consistent.

And the biggest exception to this, Paddon is consistent and getting faster.