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14/06/2008 17:49. Citroen team principal Olivier Quesnel has admitted the French firm could pull out of the World Rally Championship following Ford's deployment of tactics to place their lead driver Mikko Hirvonen in prime position for today's second leg of the Rally of Turkey.

Going into the final stage yesterday, Hirvonen led the event, but by the time he emerged he was in fifth position with Sebastien Loeb's Citroen and three other Fords ahead of him. The gap between leader Loeb and Hirvonen was just 6.9 seconds.

While many in the service park applauded Ford's tactical approach to give Hirvonen the cleanest possible conditions on the road, Quesnel was outraged.

"We have won five rallies from seven starts without having to resort to this," fumed the Frenchman on Friday night. "I'm not stupid. I know... // autosport.com