Sébastien Ogier: “I come to Portugal to play for victory”

Lucid about the challenge he will have to take on on May 19-22 in the Porto region, the Frenchman, now involved in Endurance, has returned to rally mode with unfeigned desire. The reigning champion who decided not to defend his crown takes stock of his career.

Published on 12/05/2022 à 13:00

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Sébastien Ogier: “I come to Portugal to play for victory”

At the beginning of May, Sébastien Ogier got back behind the wheel of the Yaris Rally1 for tests on the dirt roads of Portugal.

How do you look back on your beginnings in Endurance ?

It's still a little early to judge. We only did one race at Sebring (March 18. Editor’s note). We lacked performance, both for me and the car. We have a reference in the workforce (Charles Milesie. Editor's note) and he was still a little disappointed. We realized that there was also work to be done on the car level for Spa. The team did two days of testing in Monza while I was on vacation. I hope this will bear fruit (interview carried out the day before his test session in Portugal, at the beginning of May, and ahead of the 6 Hours of Spa. Editor’s note).

How were the three months that have just passed away from WRC ? Did you follow the rallies?

Comme je souhaitais le faire, j’ai profité de mon temps libre pour rester en famille et tout va bien. Nous sommes allés passer quinze jours aux Maldives et, après Sebring, nous sommes dem