Loeb: “Seeing the team in a rally, it was written! »

Four years after launching the Sébastien adventure Loeb Racing through circuit involvement, and having evolved in particular in the FIA ​​GT Series, GT Tour and Porsche Carrera Cup, the nine-time world rally champion and Dominique Heintz will take the Alsatian team in a new direction.

« See the team in rally, it was written ! We originally chose the circuit, mainly because that's where my career would take me, but we knew that one day rallying would be on the program, confides Sébastien Loeb. We simply had to give time and bring together all the necessary parameters.

This is the case today, the team has enough experience on the circuit to carry out both projects at the same time and we will have support in logistics and coordination from All Sports Management, Daniel?s company. It's obviously special for Dominique, Daniel and me: it's where it all began, we experienced incredible moments there and, of course, we hope to experience lots of great things with the team. »

It's on the Junior stage WRC that a Citroën DS3 R3 Max will be fielded in 2016, enough to bring back good memories for Loeb, winner of the Junior championship in 2001. “The J-WRC is a logical choice: it is a championship which allows us to support young people and help them to reveal themselves. I experienced this stage almost 15 years ago. We are all very excited! »