Sébastien Ogier: “A victory completely different from the others”

By pocketing a sixth victory at Mexico, at the end of a rally cut short against the backdrop of coronavirus, Sébastien Ogier joins Sébastien on the winners list of the event Loeb with six victories in the Central American event.

Mieux cette année pour le sextuple champion du monde, il décroche ainsi sa première victoire avec sa nouvelle équipe Toyota. Le tout au terme d’une épreuve maîtrisée par l’ancien pilote Citroën et Volkswagen, qui a notamment profité de sa position sur la piste pour prendre l’avantage dès vendredi.

Above all, the Frenchman believes he has finally found the right sensations with the Yaris, which was not necessarily the case at the Monte-Carlo Rally and in Sweden.

“We had a good feeling from the start and we took our chance to take the lead on Friday morning, recalls Ogier. Today (Saturday) we had a better starting position and we immediately attacked and increased the gap, then we tried to control it until the end.

Thanks to the team, they did a fantastic job this weekend. The car was faultless all weekend, really reliable and fast, and these are good points for the championship. » Ogier actually took advantage of this to take the lead in the general classification.

A special first place also due to the current atmosphere around the world with the pandemic. “This victory is completely different from the others, because this rally should not have taken place,” Ogier admits on social networks.

Protecting human life should come before all other interests, including racing, of course. If we put the fans in danger here this victory means nothing. »

Discover the full report and analysis of the Rally of Mexico, produced by our special correspondent, in AUTO issue 2259hebdo, available tomorrow evening in digital version and this Wednesday on newsstands.