Quote Originally Posted by denkimi View Post
Yet, just like with hyundai and neuville today, only loeb was able to drive the citroen at the limit. I still remember pieter tsjoen telling how much more difficult the c4 was to drive compared to the focus.

Loeb was and maybe still is a great driver, but i doubt his skills in developing a car for someone else.
Pieter Tsjoen isn't a bad driver, by any stretch of the imagination, he certainly won a lot of Belgian and French rallies in and I mean him no disrespect, but... how many truly world class drivers ever got to drive a proper works one? I don't think Gronholm, Solberg or Latvala would have struggled in it.

Also, the Xsara WRC and DS3 WRC won plenty of rallies with 'other' drivers at the wheel - it's just that Loeb won more. The moment Citroen changed lead development driver, the C3 happened. It could be a coincidence. But I doubt it.