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How the WRC's stupid driver market played out

The silly season is more commonly associated with Formula 1 and MotoGP, but this year's World Rally driver market has been explosive - some rumours were conjecture, others had more concrete foundations. What's more, it's not finished yet

Sebastien Ogier is retiring. Now he's staying at M-Sport. No, definitely retiring; wants to spend more time with the family. Ah, hang on, news just in... he's going back to Citroen.

How long for? A year. Definitely just the year. Maybe two. Might even be three.

That, in a nutshell, is how news of the five-time world champion's immediate future in the World Rally Championship has ebbed and flowed since the summer.

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