Sébastien Ogier leads the shakedown

Before the start of the first special stage of the Rally Argentina which will take place this evening, Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) takes the lead by setting the best time in the shakedown ahead of Sébastien Loeb.

Published on 26/05/2011 à 20:51

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Sébastien Ogier achieved the best shakedown time of the Rally from Argentina, completing the 6,23 km special in 4?42??1. The DS3 driver WRC ahead of his teammate Sébastien by 8 tenths Loeb. " It was a difficult shakedown because there was lots of dust this morning and we didn?t have good visibility when the sun came up », Explains the shakedown winner. “ But the car was good and I felt comfortable. It?s already a better start than in Sardinia »

Petter Solberg (Citroën) set the 3rd fastest time ahead of Mads Ostberg (Ford), while Mikko Hirvonen (Ford) failed only a tenth behind the Norwegian Ford driver. Federico Villagra is 8th with his Fiesta RS from the Munchi team. “ I'm very happy with the shakedown, but I'm a little worried about the tires. We only made four passes, but the front tires were already badly damaged. », Comments the Argentinian.

Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford) and Petter Solberg nevertheless experienced damage to their cars. The Finn's Fiesta RS WRC suffered from a transmission problem before the end of the first pass, while Petter Solberg suffered a broken engine shaft.

The shakedown was shortened due to the presence of too many spectators.