Loeb: “We made progress throughout the day”

Sébastien Loeb was behind during this first stage of the Tour de Corse. The nine-time champion WRC a cassé sa suspension dans la première spéciale en heurtant un trottoir. L’étape n’offrant pas d’assistance à la mi-journée, le pilote Hyundai disposait des pièces nécessaires aux réparations pour poursuivre, mais l’Alsacien ne pointe qu’au 8e rang à plus de deux minutes de la tête de la course.

“I made a little mistake coming out of a corner and broke something on the suspension that we had to repair. Without assistance at the break, we did what we could to make it hold”, confirms the four-time winner of the Rally of 10000 Bends.

Sébastien Loeb was able to increase his pace throughout the day after a discreet start.

“Things progressed quickly throughout the day and I finished the afternoon feeling pretty confident in the car. With the refinement of the settings, we hope to show things on Saturday”, adds the Frenchman.