Sébastien Loeb took the wheel of the Hyundai i20 R5

Confirmed early June at the start of the Rallye du Haut-Var, contested this weekend on gravel, Sébastien Loeb s’est essayé au pilotage de la Hyundai i20 R5 sur cette surface, dans la foulée de sa visite au Grand Prix de France F1.

The nine-time world rally champion drove a vehicle managed by his Loeb Racing team, and was able to discover the specificities of this version of the i20, he who is now used to the big sister WRC since the beginning of the year.

Ready for this weekend

Discovery day of @HMSGOfficial i20 R5 with the @LoebRacing in preparation for Terre du Haut-Var

See you Saturday  #HMSGOfficial pic.twitter.com/O9dNI2G6LQ

- Sébastien Loeb (@SebastienLoeb) 24th June 2019

 Superb day of “land” testing with the boss @SebastienLoeb and our hope @AnthoFOTIA

It was a great warm-up for our two crews entered this weekend at Rally from Haut-Var‼️

We are waiting for many of you at the side of the roads  pic.twitter.com/d7SAdfFI5p

— Sébastien Loeb Racing (@LoebRacing) 24th June 2019

Before this round of the French Terrestrial Championship, Loeb had won a little over a week ago the Vosges Grand-Est Rally behind the wheel of the i20 WRC.