It’s beginning to look like things aren’t so peachy at Peugeot these days. First, there was the “You quit? Well, you’re fired!” handling of Richard Burns’ departure, and now Gilles Panizzi claims the 206 isn’t any faster than it was last year, and he doubts he can repeat his sweep of the tarmac rallies this fall. And of course, Corrado Provera is displaying his typically machismo, claiming that perhaps if Panizzi was a better driver, the car wouldn’t matter. Sounds like sour grapes from Peugeot, however, as they will be scrambling to organize a strong team next year, with only one of two top-tier drivers available next season (either Carlos Sainz or Colin McRae).

Posted on 20 August 2003