Ogier: “The hardest WRC season of my career”

Sébastien Ogier et son copilote Julien Ingrassia ont décroché un cinquième titre mondial consécutif à l’issue du Wales Rally GB où il a complété le podium derrière Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) and Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) tandis que M-Sport a décroché son troisième sacre Constructeurs, son premier depuis dix ans.

The five-time world champion was very proud to have won this title within a private team against three manufacturers, all while he still remains the Rally of Australia to be played on the weekend of November 19. The Frenchman obtained his first four crowns with Volkswagen.

“I can say without a doubt that this has been the season WRC the hardest of my career. It’s a good thing for the discipline, confided Sébastien Ogier at a press conference. Thierry said earlier that it was good to see so many different winners and that each team won at least two events. These new WRCs are also sensational to drive. I had to fight hard, perhaps more than in the past. »

Sébastien Ogier could not hide his emotion at the finish line of Wales Rally GB, responding to interviews with tears in his eyes.

“You can’t control emotions. They were the best of my career. Only the birth of my son was even stronger, explained Sébastien Ogier. We won this challenge taken at the beginning of the year. Malcolm (Wilson, the owner of M-Sport) and his team have never experienced this before but they all deserve it with what they managed to do with a smaller budget than the manufacturers. »

Discover the analysis of Wales Rally GB carried out by our special correspondents in issue 2138 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.