Loeb: The return (sort of...)





Less than a week after his World Rally Championship retirement, Sebastien Loeb has confirmed another World Rally Car outing.

The Frenchman will tackle Belgium’s Condroz-Huy Rally in November at the wheel of a Citroen DS3 WRC, with his wife Severine as co-driver.

Also competing will be Citroen Racing boss Yves Matton, who will drive a Citroen Xsara WRC with notes called by nine-time champion co-driver Daniel Elena.

"Séverine was excited by this rally because she likes to compete with me once or twice a year,” said Loeb, who won the Swiss Championship counter Rallye du Chablais alongside his wife earlier this year.

“We know we'll have a nice time together. Our foremost goal is to have fun. But obviously, I still want to sign a good result."

But with Matton masterminding Loeb’s World Touring Car programme next year, Loeb isn’t sure how to deal with his new opponent.

“I have a lot of pressure,” he explained. “The advantage I have with Séverine is that they leave with a lot of ballast in their car. On the other hand, if I beat Yves I might risk my place in the WTCC…"

Ο Frederic Compte που οδηγούσε Citroen Xsara WRC βγήκε από το δρόμο στο Rallye Mont Blanc και έχασε τη ζωή του.

Σύμφωνα με τα πρώτα στοιχεία της έρευνας, το αυτοκίνητο έπιασε φωτιά στο δρόμο προς Col des Moises, κατά τη διάρκεια του δεύτερου σκέλους της ημέρας.

H συγκυβερνήτης, Angélique Comte και σύζυγός του, κατάφερε να βγει έξω από το όχημα πριν φθάσει βοήθεια