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Throughout the remainder of the season, the story was similar. Sadly, the driver’ crown eluded Loeb once again as constant competition from his equally great teammates as well as big-brother Peugeot meant that there was barely enough room for mistakes. Despite excellent performances in Cyprus, Germany and Italy (even Colin McRae said his drive in Italy was absolutely ‘amazing’), avoidable errors such as losing fuel in Turkey and crashing in Argentina as well as mechanical gremlins in Greece, secured Subaru’s Peter Solberg the driver’s championship. However, for all it’s worth, Citroen showed to the rest of the word that the long and winding road to success would eventually be realized. Critics who blasted PSA’s decision for allowing Citroen to compete in the WRC alongside with Peugeot have nothing more to say. Though it’s still too early to say, the Citroen Xsara T4 will definitely have a place among the great French rally cars alongside the likes of the Alpine A110, the Renault 5 Maxi, the Peugeot 205T16 and the 206. It seems that the Bonaparte spirit of conquest lives in the soul of its WRC runners. |
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