Sébastien Ogier, a silence that makes a lot of noise in Chile

It’s a Sébastien Ogier very relaxed who showed up at every quick interview at the stop points of the special stages Rally from Chile. When it came time to answer the media team of WRC, the Gapençais always displayed a smile. As if he had planned his move, the pilot Toyota However, he limited himself to just a few words despite the good atmosphere when quickly debriefing his feelings after each ES.

« This is a good place to start "," Hello, I understood (the instruction), I don't have much to say "," Unlucky " Here are some examples of his answers. His goal? Very clear, to send a message to the FIA, which recently fined him 30 euros suspended for criticizing it in Greece.

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It was only at the end of the day that the interested party developed his speech a little more, reassuring the WRC team and above all confirming his ambitions. I have nothing against you, I will give you more comments during the weekend. Today is like this. It is not the smartest way but it is the only tool we have »

Ogier plays Verstappen 

An episode which occurs especially a week after that of Max Verstappen in Singapore where he had also limited his speaking time during the FIA ​​press conference after qualifying, inviting journalists to ask him questions outside the room. A way for him to point the finger at the Federation and its desire to control everything that comes out of the mouths of the pilots while The Dutchman had been punished community service the day before for “inappropriate” words.

Now it's Sébastien Ogier's turn, on the other side of the world where he makes a lot of noise despite being almost silent. Today I don't feel like talking and as I said I'm sorry for all those who deserve better than this but the FIA ​​bosses told us to shut up so it's a bit sad. It's not just in rallying at the moment but let's see what the future holds, " he said, still opening the door to a potential return to normal this Saturday. The message got through in any case, even if the FIA ​​could have done without it, especially with two big names in their respective disciplines, Max Verstappen and Sébastien Ogier.

The resumption of the Rally of Chile is scheduled for 14:07 p.m. this Saturday and will be available to follow on AUTOhebdo.

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