Pace Notes
In his new WRC column on autosport.com, David Evans considers the rumours that Citroen could depart - and why it won't be the death knell for the world championship
Listen. Can you hear it? It's that noise again. It's the harbingers of doom. The World Rally Championship is, apparently, all over. Dead in the water. Citroen's going racing; it's the end of the world as we know it.
Nonsense.
Balderdash.
Poppycock.
Firstly, Citroen hasn't confirmed its plans for 2010. Citroen team principal Olivier Quesnel has made plain his desire to see a hike in the level of promotion in the World Rally Championship.
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