The return of Loeb and Ogier “adds spice” to the championship

Les voilà de retour ! Désormais dans le rôle de pigistes chez M-Sport et Toyota, Sebastian Loeb et Sébastien Ogier will taste the jousts of the WRC. Four months after their intense duel on the icy roads of Monte-Carlo which saw the nine-time world champion gain the upper hand over the eight-time, the two men this time meet on the Portuguese gravel where everyone is salivating already a new battle.

« I think he has a chance to win… Because it’s Sébastien Ogier, » believes Tom Fowler, technical director of Toyota, who also foresees yet another fight between the Sébastiens in Portugal at the end of May (May 19-22).

« This is a good thing, continues Tom Fowler when discussing the rivalry between the two Habs. I think they both maintain it. Their old rivalry is one of the reasons why they choose the same rallies. They want to see each other again. I'm sure they get along well. There's nothing personal about it, it's just a matter of who's fighting next. If you look at things with hindsight, Sébastien Ogier has spent more time in the car recently, he did Portugal more recently and logic would dictate that he has the upper hand... But like I said, it's especially great and a good thing to add spice to the championship. » See you in ten days to find out if one of the two Sébastiens will triumph in Portugal, or not.

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