Carlos Sainz tries rallying with Renault

Carlos Sainz registered on test WRC ; no, we are not in the 1990s, but in Monte-Carlo 2018. It is not the father but the offspring, Carlos Sainz Jr, who will be at the wheel of the Renault Mégane RS as standard opening car on the last special of the rally.

The Renault driver in Formula 1 will cover the 13,580 kilometers of the Power Stage between La Cabanette and the Col de Braus on Sunday shortly before midday. A nice marketing coup for the Diamond brand, which thus launches in an original way the sale of the sports model of the Mégane sedan (1,8 liter turbo engine delivering 280 horsepower). “I heard my father tell so many stories about his adventures on the Monte-Carlo (he was winner in 1991, 1995 and 1998). He explained to me that the stages are very difficult, that the weather conditions can change in an instant, from snow to rain to sun. Of course, you need nerves of steel to successfully negotiate all the hairpins and mountain passages”, explains the Spaniard.

As a good communicator, Carlos Sainz Jr evokes “a great thrill” to the idea of ​​walking the route of the Monaco rally. “The Mégane RS will be equipped with studded snow tires for the occasion; so I will really feel like a rally driver on this special. »