Quote: True. Also Skoda are considering returning, so at least there should be some competition for Ford. The odd bit about Citroen pulling out is that they have a new car in the pipeline, which is due mid 2005, why build a new car, then pull out. Odd.
Because its rubbish and they dont want to show everyone how cheap and unreliable it is by it not finsihing races and falling apart.
Conspiracy theorists will say that once they discovered Ford were backing WRC in a big way they realised there would be a lot tougher competition than there has been over the last few seasons.