Citroen currently seems to be the best – and for sure best backed – WRC team. That makes them have other priorities than the other teams. We’ve seen it before – and now they cry again. In Autosport, Sebastien Loeb says that it doesn’t make sense to use the gravel tyres on tarmac as will be done in Cyprus. The measure is intended to cut costs by saving the teams from using two different types of tyre, tarmac and gravel.

Myself, I don’t know if it’s crazy but as long as it’s not unsafe and the same for everybody – why not try? What I really do know is that I like brining new ideas into the championship, like mixing two surfaces in the same rally – and I do know adding new spectacular things, like cars going really wide because of wrong and worn tyres. As far as it can be safely done, let’s do it. I don’t get why Citroen are crying before even trying? Especially not since they are, from what I know, the only manufacturer that have done testing before the event with the wrong tyre-combination.

Let’s just hope it doesn’t end up like Cyprus two years ago, when their largely promoted town-stage had to be cancelled because of safety issues.