Loeb maintains his lead in Sardinia

His position as opener on the road does not prevent Sébastien Loeb from retaining the lead in the Sardinia Rally. The Citroën driver has a lead of 28”3 over Mikko Hirvonen.

Published on 07/05/2011 à 17:50

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The gaps at the top of the Italian event seem to have stabilized during the second pass of the special stages of the second stage. Mikko Hirvonen has regained 4 seconds on the leader but is still 28??3 behind the Citroën driver.

Sébastien Loeb is satisfied with his day, even if he recognizes that with his position as fly-half, it was not easy. “ A beautiful day but also a hard day », Comments the seven-time World Champion. “ We had to believe that what we were doing was the right option. »

His teammate Sébastien Ogier is 3rd and is 6??3 behind the Finn. The Frenchman announced that he would not fight for victory but for points. He will aim to take second place from Mikko Hirvonen to give Citroën the double. But he will have to be wary of Petter Solberg who is only 4?9 behind the DS3 WRC official.

Mads Ostberg precedes the Mini of Dani Sordo who occupies 6th place in front Ott Tanak (Ford Fiesta S2000).