Sébastien Loeb well placed in Türkiye

Sébastien Ogier would he have been first on the evening of this second day if he had not had a puncture in SS15? Difficult to say, because Sébastien Loeb was quickly getting closer to his young compatriot. However, the Citorën Junior Team driver had done everything he had to do, even consolidating his lead in certain special stages despite his opening position.

« It?s difficult to continue now, I no longer have the motivation, confided the Frenchman after SS16. I still have to finish the rally and gain experience. I had a lot of fun running today, he continued at the end of SS17. It was a good fight with the other drivers and then this problem happened to me. It?s like that, it happens, what can I say? Attacking was the only way to keep the lead and keep all my chances. »

Sébastien Loeb, if he didn't need it, "took advantage" of this puncture to take the lead at the end of SS15. In the following two special stages, the six-time World Champion endeavored to create as wide a gap as possible on his pursuers, in order to have the best chance of winning on Sunday despite his opening position, following his first place. this Saturday evening. “ I had very good times, I attacked hard, commented the Citroën Racing driver. I am very happy. We had to attack but tomorrow it won't be easy, despite this lead. »

Behind the Frenchman, Petter Solberg (Citroën C4 WRC) is at 16??2, remaining in a fight with Mikko Hirvonen (Ford Focus WRC, + 17??3) and Dani Sordo (Citroën C4 WRC, + 22??4) for the conquest of second place, or even the victory if the leader comes to lose a lot of time on Sunday. Sébastien Ogier (Citroën C4 WRC) is fifth, more than three minutes following his problem, ahead of Kimi Räikkönen (Citroën C4 WRC), solid sixth ahead of experienced rallymen such as Federico Villagra (Ford Focus WRC) and Matthew Wilson (Ford Focus WRC).