Sébastien Ogier – “The challenge that motivates me is that of the 24 Hours of Le Mans”

If he confirms that he will not play the entire 2022 season, the leader of the world championship is not yet sure about his future. The Gapençais would like to move towards Endurance, but this will have to go through learning which he is fully aware of.

Published on 04/08/2021 à 08:00

Loïc ROCCI

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Sébastien Ogier – “The challenge that motivates me is that of the 24 Hours of Le Mans”

For several months, is it wrong to say that we feel fulfilled, happy to be there?

I don't know if it's only been a few months. We all had a very special year in 2020 with Covid. It is true that since I got behind the wheel of the Yaris (Sebastien Ogier is at Toyota depuis 2020. Ndlr), je prends globalement beaucoup de plaisir. L’atmosphère dans le team est excellente et le travail ensemble se passe super bien. Donc, effectivement, je suis très relax, épanoui et il y a de réelles satisfactions à disputer cette saison dans cet environnement.

 

Do you still feel tired?

It comes in phases and there are times when I find that it's not progressing quickly enough. We only ever hid the first days of an event rally sont un peu longs avec les reconnaissances. C’est un processus fastidieux, uniquement du travail et peu de fun. Actuellement, cependant, les semaines se déroulent bien. J’ai pris la décision de passer à autre chose il y a déjà un certain temps et je suis assez serein concernant ce choix. Il n’y a pas de moment où je me pose la question de savoir si c’est vraiment la bonne période pour le faire. Comme pour tout le monde, j’ai bien conscience qu’en arrêta

Loïc ROCCI

Journalist specializing in rallying past, present and future... and with a southern accent

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DANIEL MEYERS

04/08/2021 at 06:27 a.m.

All my compassion for the Toyota driver in WEC who has to give him his place.

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