Rallye des Vins Mâcon: deserved victory for Snobeck

Starting this morning with a comfortable lead, Dany Snobeck had to be wary of the comeback of Jean-Marie Cuoq, very fast during the first pass in the three special stages of the day: “ I saw that Jean-Marie was coming back, so in the second round, I did it again. And then, I said to myself, he can't take enough away from us. On the last lap, I was a little confident », explained a serene Dany Snobeck, before taking the podium.

The driver of the Citroën C4 WRC was above all about this victory, which put him perfectly back in the saddle after his Limousin misstep: ?there, I made a very small mistake for which I had paid in cash, and it took my mind a bit. Also, it?s good to put things back in place? »

On Jean-Marie Cuoq's side, feelings were mixed: ?of course, I?m happy to be at the finish again, but I?m also a little disappointed to be second again. Yesterday, I can only blame myself, after having made a big mistake which cost us dearly. A victory would still be good for morale. »

As for Julien Maurin, he finished in an excellent third place, despite a 20-second penalty received at the start of special stage no. 10 which he considered unjustified. “We have taken a big step forward in terms of settings. This third place constitutes an excellent result, taking into account the field of the French championship, and it is encouraging for the events to come. »