« It was really frustrating » said Simon. « The car stopped and we just weren’t able to get it going again, which was a real pity. I’m sure that we had the chance of getting a really good result. A small consolation is the fact that we set some good times yesterday and that I’m developing a really good feeling with the Citroën C2 S1600 now. This rally also marked the start of an excellent collaboration with PH-Sport and everybody else at Citroën.
» Yves Matton, Citroën Sport’s customer competition manager, shared Simon’s frustration. He concluded: « It’s a real shame that all the hard work from Citroën Sport and PH-Sport was ruined by a manufacturing defect in a component from one of our suppliers. Before the problem, Simon and Jack’s performances demonstrated that the C2 is competitive with all the other European Championship contenders. This is very encouraging for the rest of the season, where we will have to be both fast and reliable. »
Citroën Sport, Total, BFGoodrich, the Champagne Ardennes regional council, the Ardennes council, the Martinique regional council and GTS Automotive are Simon Jean-Joseph and Jack Boyere’s partners on the 2007 FIA European Rally Championship.
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