Sébastien Loeb - “I still want to do rallies”

With his current experience in rally-raid and Extreme E, the Alsatian has not given up either rallying or the WRC. The arrival of the Rally1 hybrids makes him want to extend the adventure even further, but there is no shortage of barriers. In the French championship on the other hand, there was no problem getting your 306 Maxi out during the Mont-Blanc at the beginning of September.

Published on 11/08/2021 à 15:00

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Sébastien Loeb – “I still want to do rallies”

At 47 you've found something you've never done before!

(Laughs) It’s true that I discovered baja.

Did you like this Baja España Aragón (July 23-25)?

This is close to a round WRC. There was some driving and I really liked it. The route of the last Dakar was mainly made up of straight lines with points to connect. There weren't a lot of technical, twisty tracks where you're making turns, braking... where you're really driving. There, it looked like special stages of the rally of Catalonia, but for 200 miles!

You haven't come far from victory...

On the first day we won the time trial by a second after having to change a wheel. This means the pace was good. During the second day, the start was very rough and I think I was too assertive. We also had a puncture. The heart