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Who’s not?
Dani Sordo
Citroën DS3 WRC
Citroën Abu Dhabi World Rally Team
Considering his results Dani Sordo is not doing
bad this season. The experienced Spaniard is
currently fifth overall in the championship standings a mere four points behind team mate Hirvonen and ahead of both M-Sport regulars Ostberg and Novikov. He landed a podium on his
debut for the team in Monte Carlo and clinched a
season best second in Greece. At the last event
in Finland Sordo finished fifth, the spot the most
coveted Meeke had been in. His pace was some
way off the leaders but his consistency brought
him back up in the charts. His problem though is
the dominance of Volkswagen and the mediocre
performance of Citroën as a team. A bit spoiled
after many years of Loeb dominance the French
team finds itself in unknown territory chasing the
pack. Results are needed and Sordo seems to
be the victim. Meeke impressed in Finland and
will take Sordo’s spot in Australia giving Sordo
the ‘chance’ to prepare for the remainder of the
season outside the spotlights. With three tarmac
events coming up Sordo returns to his favourite
surface. He is capable of scoring good results
there, and he needs to do so to retain his seat.