Dakar Rally

Sébastien Loeb in search of lost time on the Dakar

They run, they run, Sébastien Loeb and Fabian Lurquin, against the horde of Toyota Hilux. A stone's throw from the finish in Jeddah, the only BRX still in contention for victory hopes to copy the plot of Marcel Proust's masterpiece.

Published on 10/01/2022 à 17:22

Medhi Casaurang

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Sébastien Loeb in search of lost time on the Dakar

Sébastien Loeb on the hunt for lost minutes © Red Bull

AUTO readershebdo knew Sébastien Loeb columnist in our columns for a decade, then biographer of his own destiny on paper. This winter, the nine-time world rally champion decided to embrace the trend of rewriting great classics. Marcel Proust, whose centenary of his death we are celebrating in 2022, wrote the anthology “ In search of lost time » with a writing style all his own: endless sentences. The Dakar would therefore be the Proustian style of rallies. Initially accustomed to the nervous stages and adrenaline shots of rallycross for a weekend, the Alsatian has learned over time (and a few gray hairs) to appreciate the duration of a rally-raid sur deux semaines. Lui qui partait tout feu tout flamme en 201

Medhi Casaurang

Passionate about the history of motorsport across all disciplines, I learned to read thanks to AUTOhebdo. At least that's what my parents tell everyone when they see my name inside!

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