Sébastien Ogier celebrates his 3rd success

His victory added to the three points rewarding his best time in the Power Stage allows Sébastien Ogier to come back to five points behind Mikko Hirvonen in the general classification, the Finn having finished third in the Rally of the Acropolis behind Sébastien Loeb. The success of the Gapençais was built in particular on a strategy put in place by Citroën, which let the seven-time World Champion open the road ahead of his teammate (see here).

Sébastien Ogier is delighted to win his third event this season. “ It was difficult on Friday, but I managed to find a good rhythm afterwards, especially yesterday when we attacked hard?, commented Sébastien Ogier on WRC. Com. “I'm very happy, it's perfect to achieve such a result. »

However, this victory was not to the liking of the seven-time World Champion, who found himself at a disadvantage by starting first in the last stage of the event. “We fought well but it’s frustrating not to win because I think we were the fastest on this rally”, specifies Sébastien Loeb. “We swept the road twice. It was a real disadvantage. We couldn't have done better. »

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