Nine-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb has shared his impressions of the return to the WRC.
Last weekend in Mexico, the legendary Frenchman spent his debut of three planned stages in the season of 2018. Despite the first part on gravel with Argentina for 2013 and overall the first performance with Monte-Carlo 2015 Loeb very quickly found the right pace and by mid-race took the lead. But, alas, a puncture su14 cost him more than two minutes and drove to fifth place.
Sebastien Ogier won in a dramatic Rally Mexico
“I quickly adapted to the new machine and found a good rhythm,...
Racer M-Sport Ford Sebastien Ogier received the penalty after the finish of Rally Mexico, held last weekend.
Sebastien Ogier won in a dramatic Rally Mexico
On the final special stage on Sunday, the Frenchman with the passage of the last Chicane and touched the blocks of the fence by sliding. Race management considered this a violation and gave Ogier a 10-second penalty, because of which he lost four bonus points on СУ22.
The situation of SEB in the General classification, this decision had no impact – he was the first. Only in the overall standings, his advantage over Thierry Neuville...
Racer M-Sport Ford Sebastien Ogier celebrated ten years with the debut in the WRC with a comfortable win on Rally Mexico and the return of the leadership in the overall standings after a disastrous performance in Sweden three weeks ago.
The French rider, in Mexico in 2008, making his debut in the main world championship, took advantage of the problems opponents in mid-race and took the lead on special stage 14.
The final day, Ogier began with a margin of 35.9 seconds and finished with an advantage of 1 minute and 13 seconds thanks to a mistake by Chris Mika. Four kilometers before the...
The reigning and five-time world champion WRC Sebastien Ogier almost hit a dog on the Rally Mexico. This was the Frenchman said after one of Saturday’s special stages.
Sebastien Ogier leads after two days of Rally Mexico
Racer M-Sport Ford joked that he did everything possible to avoid incident due to his wife Andrea Kaiser would not forgive him downed dog.
“Unfortunately, someone riding in front of the crews hit a dog, but I managed to save the second – wrote Ogier on Twitter. – I almost flew off the track and lost time, but otherwise my marriage would come to an...
The reigning and five-time world champion WRC Sebastien Ogier leads after the second day of the Rally Mexico, first gravel stage in the season 2018.
Racer M-Sport started the day in fifth place with a lag of half an hour from Dani Sordo, but by the end of the morning section took the third place, and after lunch headed classification. Partly it became possible due to the problems at rivals ahead – su14 Sordo and leading at the time, Sebastien Loeb has broken wheels. And if the Spaniard lost only half a minute, fell back to third place, the nine-time world rally champion, alas, it cost...
At the start of Rally Mexico, which takes place these days, riders came out for two people who won 14 titles of world champion in classic rally – Sebastien Ogier was joined by the legendary Sebastien Loeb returning to WRC for the first time since Rallye Monte-Carlo 2015.
In a joint interview with Red Bull Media two SEB told about a new opportunity to fight on the same track and shared his memories about team conflict in Citroen in 2011.
“I am very pleased to meet with SEB and Daniel [Elena, co-driver Loeb]. Good memories more than bad – said Ogier. – We had a strained...
Nine-time world champion in classic rally, Sebastien Loeb returning to WRC in several stages, leading an open fight with Dani Sordo for the lead in Rally Mexico.
For the first ten special stages the legendary Alsatian, who won two stages is inferior to the Spaniard in just 7.2 seconds. In recent times Loeb won the advanced rally the World in the distant 2015 in Monte-Carlo.
Sebastien ahead of Citroen teammate Kris Mika, lost control in the seventh and eighth stations, and Ott Tanaka. Estonian became the third after ten special stages, but the Irishman fourth.
On the fifth line in...
Nine-time world champion in classic rally, Sebastien Loeb returning to WRC in several stages, leading an open fight with Dani Sordo for the lead on Rally Mexico.
For the first ten special stages the legendary Alsatian, who won two stages is inferior to the Spaniard in just 7.2 seconds. In recent times Loeb won stages at the World rally in the distant 2015 in Monte-Carlo.
Sebastien ahead of Citroen teammate Kris Mika, lost control in the seventh and eighth stations, and Ott Tanaka. Atones the result was third after the ten special stages, but the Irishman fourth.
On the fifth line in...
The leader of the world rally championship Thierry Neuville showed the best time on the first special stage of the third stage of the season-2018, which started on Thursday in Mexico.
Racer factory team Hyundai was the fastest on the 2.5-km long spectator special stage, ahead by 1.9 seconds Ott tyanaka.
The reigning and five-time world champion Sebastien Ogier was third and lost to the Belgian in exactly two seconds. Rounded out the top five partners Tanaka for Toyota Jari-Matti Latvala and Esapekka Lappi.
Last year’s winner of Rally Mexico Kris Meeke posted the fastest time on...
The leader of the world rally championship Thierry Neuville showed the best time on the first special stage of the third stage of the season-2018, which started on Thursday in Mexico.
Racer factory team Hyundai was the fastest on the 2.5-km long spectator special stage, ahead by 1.9 seconds Ott tyanaka.
The reigning and five-time world champion Sebastien Ogier was third and lost to the Belgian in exactly two seconds. Rounded out the top five partners Tanaka for Toyota Jari-Matti Latvala and Esapekka Lappi.
Last year’s winner of Rally Mexico Kris Meeke posted the fastest time on...
