WRC – Sébastien Ogier: he missed the taste of victory

Dominant at the very start of the season, with a second place in Monte-Carlo and three victories in a row in Sweden, Mexico and Portugal, Sébastien Ogier had no longer won rally after having bowed to Sebastien Loeb in Argentina and after dropping out in Greece. If, waiting two months between two victories, it?s ultimately not long in the career of a driver, the Gapençais, who regained the top step of the podium this weekend in Sardinia, clearly admits not to be patient on this subject: “After the reconnaissance, I immediately said that I wanted to win because it had not happened to me for two months and I missed it”, he explains on the official WRC website.

“We did our best to get there,” and it paid off. To build this new success, the official Volkswagen driver explains the philosophy he adopted in Italy. “I think we managed the race well. We attacked when we needed to. Then we were more careful when it came to preserving the tires. But we constantly increased our lead and that was the most important thing. In the end, we managed to recover the points from the Power Stage so I couldn't have asked for better. » In the end, "Seb" won the three points of the latter and the 25 of the victory, which allows him to now be 64 points ahead of his teammate Jari-Matti Latvala, second. in the Drivers ranking.

“It is certain that for the moment, things are going well and we are many points ahead of our runner-up with only six rallies remaining. But it?s never enough to become champion. I have to win as many races as possible if I want to succeed. » This is likely to displease all his competitors who were hoping to see him slow down to secure his first world champion title?