Quote Originally Posted by meh View Post
I don't have any information how big was Ogier's role on building Polo. Could Polo be different (worse) car without Ogier? I have no idea.
Huge; the car was initially developed by Sainz but Loeb did most of the testing work before the car homologation. FX Demaison, VW Motorsport tech chief, said several times that Ogier was always pushing for more improvements and his views were fundamental to make the car more competitive through the seasons. Mr. Wilson said the same about the Fiesta and so is now Budar saying on the C3. Btw, Loeb also didn’t had mechanic or engineer background and that didn’t prevent him to help developing winning rally cars or getting a proper set-up.