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The Richard Mille Racing wound up like a clock

The team of the famous watchmaker Richard Mille is changing strategy and in 2022 is forming a mixed crew made up of talents from diverse backgrounds. In addition to the outgoing winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans LM P2 Charles Milesi and the female hopeful Lilou Wadoux, we note a rather special rookie, as an eight-time world rally champion.

Published on 01/02/2022 à 09:00

Medhi Casaurang

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The Richard Mille Racing wound up like a clock

Lilou Wadoux, Sébastien Ogier and Charles Milesi © Frederic Le Floc'h / DPPI

The eight-time World Rally champion in a new environment © Frederic Le Floc'h / DPPI

Let us recognize that Bourges is located far from the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence or the Catalan roads that Sébastien Ogier had a habit of skimming for a good fifteen years. His visit to central France is therefore a surprise for the locals. This will be delayed until midday, due to persistent fog. This does not help our colleagues from DPPI, responsible for shooting from all angles the crew of the Oreca 07 bearing the number 1, which will compete in the World Championship ofEndurance (WEC) in 2022. We can't take a group photo until Sébastien is here », laments photographer Frédéric Le Floc'h, wearing a sweater as red as the LM P2 dress. The color, decided after long preparations by Richard Mille himself in 2020, will not change this season. Unlike Godot, Sébastien Ogier ends up introducing himself as we finish n

Medhi Casaurang

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