Ogier after his accident: "Two rallies in a row with incredible speed without taking advantage of it"

This ninth title that he finally decided to go for, Sébastien Ogier increasingly sees it as a mirage. Because after returning to contact with the leader Thierry Neuville During the summer, the Gapençais lost practically everything in his last two rounds.

There was Greece and his barrel roll during the Power Stage and now Chile and this 8th special which probably dealt him the fatal blow. Forced to attack after his puncture the day before, the Frenchman was unable to avoid a rock in his trajectory when braking and ended his race in the embankment. Broken suspension and retirement for the rest of Saturday.

« With the time we lost on Friday, we had to push this (SATURDAY) morning and setting off among the first on the road, we knew that we would have to face difficult conditions, points out Sébastien Ogier. We made a bold choice of tires and I think it worked well.

Unfortunately, right near the end of SS8, there was a rock in my line and we hit it at the wrong moment, when the front of the car was fully loaded under braking, and it damaged the suspension. It’s not what we wanted and it’s two rallies in a row where we had incredible speed but couldn’t take advantage of it. It’s frustrating, but we’ll be back on Sunday and I hope my team-mates can bring another good result to the team. »

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