Sébastien Ogier's test session canceled

The world champion was due to drive the Toyota Yaris hybrid Rally1 for the first time, but he will not have the opportunity. After going off the road, Elfyn Evans put an end to testing for the Toyota Gazoo Racing.

Published on 24/11/2021 à 21:16

Loïc ROCCI

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Sébastien Ogier's test session canceled

The second day of preparatory tests for Monte-Carlo 2022 (January 20-23) had a very British accent. Indeed, a few kilometers away, Craig Breen et Elfyn Evans étaient au volant de leur nouvelle machine hybride non loin de Gap. Le Pilote M-Sport pouvait travailler sur ses réglages avec les différentes gommes de Pirelli. De son côté, le vice-champion du Monde poursuivait son adaptation à la Japonaise. Sa journée se terminait malheureusement par une sortie de route dont les deux membres de l’équipage s’en tiraient indemne. Il n’en était pas de même pour la Rally1. Trop endommagée, cette dernière ne pouvait pas être réparée dans les temps afin de permettre à Sébastien Ogier to do his very first session behind the wheel.

With the cancellation of this session, the tricolor will therefore have to wait for the next few months, either in December or early January to finally experiment with the new technical definition of its mount (reduced aerodynamic kit, reduced suspension travel, absence of paddles for the gears …) as well as the operation of the hybrid kit. Driving off the road during testing is quite rare, but not impossible. The Haut-Alpin had completed two at the start of the season, one in January while preparing for Monte-Carlo and another in March in Spain on gravel.

Loïc ROCCI

Journalist specializing in rallying past, present and future... and with a southern accent

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