Also this point is hard to understand from both Citroen and VW:

https://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/nove...9--12-12-.html

"The statement added that customer activities would be 'reinforced' next season.
"Building on the experience and the competencies of PSA Motorsport teams, Citroën customer competition activity will be reinforced in 2020, with a support and an amplified commitment towards C3 R5 customers throughout the world," it said."

What is the point of reinforcing the brands presence in R5? When on same time they most likely deny privateers using Citroen in WRC, just like the VW did (homologation just as an excuse).

This does not make sense in brand perspective, neither it will in sense that for many R5 clients, R5 is serving as a ladder to seek the WRC seats, the seats that Citroen has now self-destruct simultaneously. "Citroen, we provide solutions to reach your dreams that we have just demolished."