Citroen WRT

[Rally Power]

One might expect a sales dip in Dungannon.

Meeke hardcore fans refusing to buy a PSA car after he was fired will have a short brand list to choose from: they can’t buy a Toyota/Daihatsu/Lexus neither, as Makinen already said he wasn’t interested on Meeke; a Mini or BMW, as he was dumped by the Germans at the end of 2011; any VW Group car, once VW choose Mikkelsen over him in 2012 and certainly no Ford, having in mind the numerous occasions Meeke was available and Mr. Wilson never bother to sign him. That leaves a Hyundai or Kia as sole options (hope they styill buy a car from a WRC manu…), but they should be quick if the Koreans actually hires Meeke: probably Hyundai won’t be as patient as Citroen was and wait 4 and a half years to axe him.

[wrc2017]

Meeke hardcore fans refusing to buy a PSA car after he was fired will have a short brand list to choose from: they can’t buy a Toyota/Daihatsu/Lexus neither, as Makinen already said he wasn’t interested on Meeke; a Mini or BMW, as he was dumped by the Germans at the end of 2011; any VW Group car, once VW choose Mikkelsen over him in 2012 and certainly no Ford, having in mind the numerous occasions Meeke was available and Mr. Wilson never bother to sign him. That leaves a Hyundai or Kia as sole options (hope they styill buy a car from a WRC manu…), but they should be quick if the Koreans actually hires Meeke: probably Hyundai won’t be as patient as Citroen was and wait 4 and a half years to axe him.

Meeke won rallys for Citroen where others couldn't. This weekend is the new normal for Citroen. You should be happy for them.

[Norm75]

Toyota, Ford haven't hired and fired Kris in the same way Citroen has. That seems to be what grates with his fans the most. I don't think any Meeke fan would have argued against Citroen not renewing his contract at the end of the year, if his season had continued in the way it had been of late

In any case, most of the manufacturers you mention actually make desirable cars, even the new i30n gets great reviews against the likes of a golf GTi. As I said earlier, I bet there are more rally enthusiasts that are more likely to by a Citroen van than a Citroen car, that might think twice.

[Rally Power]

Honestly I do like Meeke and still hope he can be at the WRC some years more, especially if he manages to improve his driving approach. Enought of this talk to me. Best luck to Meeke. Best luck to Citroen.

[satnav]

A point that Colin Clark mentioned on the kitchen table , the driver after Seb Loeb to have the most WRC wins in a Citroen is Kris Meeke , a fact that isn't a fact as Seb Ogier won more rallys in a Citroen than Meeke , but we all need to draw a line under the whole situation and move on , after all there are somethings that happen in life that we don't like however the sun will rise tomorrow again and what will be will be just accept it and move on.

Colin Clark now supports fake news ………..

[AnttiL]

A point that Colin Clark mentioned on the kitchen table , the driver after Seb Loeb to have the most WRC wins in a Citroen is Kris Meeke , a fact that is sometimes forgotten in this sorry state of affairs.

Talking about facts forgotten in a sorry state of affairs, Colin Clark forgot that Ogier won more rallies with a Citroen than Meeke, although Ogier was a rather newbie to the sport at the time.

[satnav]

Talking about facts forgotten in a sorry state of affairs, Colin Clark forgot that Ogier won more rallies with a Citroen than Meeke, although Ogier was a rather newbie to the sport at the time.

Thanks for the correction , I didn't check what he said was correct , seems not even Colin gets it right all the time .

[mknight]

Last year with 3 cars Citroen finished Sardinia with 1 destroyed car and 9th place. This year with 2 they finished 5th and 6th all cars ok.

[wrc2017]

Last year with 3 cars Citroen finished Sardinia with 1 destroyed car and 9th place. This year with 2 they finished 5th and 6th all cars ok.

just when you are stating facts.. here is a few more.

fact 1, might as well not have been at the rally. zero exposure.

fact 2 only for mikkelson, latvala, tanak technical failures they would be 8th and 9th.

fact 3 the car is atleast 0.5s per km off the pace.

fact 4 as a team, if you are happy with that performance, then you have serious problem.

[GravelBen]

Calling an opinion a fact doesn't mean its actually a fact.