Jake | Thursday 8th July 2010 | Rally

It’s not just Formula 1 at Silverstone going on this weekend – Rally Bulgaria gets under way tomorrow morning, and Petter Solberg has topped the times in shakedown.

The interesting WRC chatter, though, surrounds the future of one Sebastien Ogier who, as previously established, may be the championship’s saviour, and is being parachuted in to the main factory Citroen team this weekend.

In short: Ford have approached Ogier regarding 2011, so he has a choice between the two manufacturers.

I particularly enjoyed the words of Citroen boss Olivier Quesnel, quoted by autosport.com. He seems broadly confident of keeping hold of the young Frenchman, but can’t do anything about Ford talking to him:

“This is the game, but Citroen is used to preparing the young driver and I think Ford should do the same – they have the young driver called Matthew Wilson – it would be better for rallying if they do the same.”

Ha ha! I’d love to know how intentionally sarcastic Quesnel was being in saying that. Honestly, comparing Matthew Wilson to Ogier. You cad!

To be fair, I’m sure Ford are doing their best to prepare Wilson. But you can only do so much with the raw materials you’ve got, and, well, it’s hard to imagine Quesnel trying to lure Wilson away from his dad’s team.

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