From the look on your face, it's clear that you're pleased with this success!
I can't believe it. You never get used to winning. I think I appreciate this one even more. In 2023 (1re victory. Ed.), I felt like a steamroller had been running over me all week. (Laughs) I only realized afterwards. Since then, there have been other victories elsewhere (this is the 7e with Ogier. Ed.) and it helps me to become more familiar with this feeling. I enjoyed it.
It wasn't an easy edition...
The conditions were so complicated! There was not a single easy stage where you could rest. Look at this Sunday morning! The choice of tires… We were the opposite of Adrien (Fourmaux. Ed.) and we said to ourselves: " Maybe this will play tricks on us! "We were hoping to be good in the weather forecast. There had to be snow at the top of Turini. Although we were leading by a small margin, we lost 20'' in an SS (17. Ed.), we still had 22." There wasn't much snow, but we still made our choice of tires on Sunday for these 3 snowy kilometers in Turini. Of the 50 of the stage, these 3 kilometers were the most important.
We sense you are very enthusiastic!
It wasn't just about driving fast for four days. There was also a lot of thinking from start to finish. Everything is optimized down to the smallest detail. The weather meetings in the morning are very interesting because you see everyone scratching their heads to get the best solutions. It was intense. It resulted in a nice fight. I probably say it every time, but I think it's the best victory. I have a great memory of Kenya 2023, but this Monte Carlo was still... (he doesn't finish his sentence, but his gesture means: crazy)
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