Ostberg with Citroen in Australia?

Citroen could well line up a third C3 WRC at the Rallye d'Australie, the final of the WRC 2019 season on the weekend of November 17th. The mark Chevrons plans to engage Mads Ostberg, who defended his interests in WRC 2 Pro model R5, alongside Sebastien Ogier and Esapekka Lappi.

"I am really pleased to have this opportunity offered by Citroen and Pierre (Budar), that they trust us, to Torsein Eriksen (the co-driver) and to me for such an important task. There are still unknown elements, but we will do our best to get a good result for Sebastien Ogier and the team », commented the Norwegian.

I'm sooooo happy to get this opportunity from @CitroenRacing & Pierre, that they trust me & @TorsteinEriksen in such an important task. There's still a lot of ifs and buts, but we will do everything in our power to secure a good result @SebOgier & the team #NeverGiveUp https://t.co/kfpzsxWqci

– Mads Østberg (@MadsOstberg) October 18, 2019

The Reds have a specific goal in mind by considering aligning three cars as they have evolved with two crews over the rest of the season.

"We have worked as hard as we could to prepare for Spain and hope to achieve a solid result with our two crews. If we succeed, we should stay in the game for the world titles in the drivers and co-drivers with Sebastien and Julien. If that's the case, we'll hire a third car for Mads in Australia to try to take points from their rivals. "said Citroen Racing director Pierre Budar on wrc.com.

"Mads finished third last year (with Citroen) and he will have an excellent position on very slippery surfaces on Friday. He is certainly able to contribute a lot to our collective effort "said the head of the French team.

On the other hand, Mads Ostberg should not be on the road if Ott Tanak manages to secure the rally at the Rally of Catalonia that will be run on the weekend of 27 October. The Toyota driver is 28 points ahead of Sebastien Ogier in two races at the end of the season.