Sébastien Ogier still looking for his first victory in Argentina

On the list of Sébastien Ogier, Rally from Argentina constitutes one of the rare shortages. The current pilot M-Sport has in fact never won on South American soil, ranking second three times and third once.

“Every year, we go there with the ambition to finally obtain victory, specifies the native of Gap. This has not changed this year. We want to win, but it won't be easy. »

A specific challenge in Argentina

Leader of the general classification before the fifth round of this 2017 season, the Frenchman will still have to deal with the parameter of opening the road with his Ford Fiesta WRC.

In addition, the surface will offer a very particular challenge compared to the Mexican meeting, the first event where the 2017 cars were able to compete on gravel in 2017.

« It’s different from anything we’ve visited this year. It's gravel, but it's a completely different type of gravel than what we had in Mexico, comments Ogier.
 
In Argentina, the roads are much softer and sandier, but also quite brittle. This means that to play for victory, it will always be a compromise between speed and endurance.
 
I had two days of testing in Portugal last week and everything is moving in the right direction, so we will hope for another good result next week. »