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february 13, 2018 - Citroen Racing

The C3 wrcs head for Swedish Winter Wonderland


It could be said that Sweden is to rallying what the Winter Olympics is to skiing: an iconic, unmissable
event and the ultimate test in winter conditions, where the speeds reached are at least as high as the skill
levels required behind the wheel. Long the preserve of the Scandinavian drivers, their dominance at the
event was stopped for the first time by Citroën and the Loeb-Elena crew (Xsara WRC) in 2004. An
achievement matched by only one other non-Nordic drive since. Needless to say, Nordic drivers still have
an advantage on paper, particularly due to their greater experience in these specific grip conditions. And
this is why it is important for Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT to have one in its line-up for this event, as
Mads Østberg joins Kris Meeke and Craig Breen, the team's usual standard bearers.
The Norwegian knows Citroën well, having scored seven podiums as a works driver for the team between
2014 and 2015. In Sweden, his reputation is not only limited to his gravity-defying leaps over Colin’s
Crest, the famous jump on the Vargasen stage, since he has also finished as runner-up in 2011 and
claimed four other podium finishes since then (3 rd in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016). However, Kris
Meeke and Craig Breen can equally make a good case for them building on the haul of points racked up
by the team in Monte-Carlo. Kris was among the frontrunners on only his third appearance at the event in
2016, whilst Craig has competed here five times – his best result being fifth place in 2017 – and really
enjoys the specific difficulties of this very unusual event.

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