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5th ! (Evans was 4th) ;)

Sébastien Ogier Retweeted now he's got it right !

@JeanTodt

Congratulations @SebOgier & Julien Ingrassia @OfficialWRC world champions for the 5th time.
#FIAPrizeGiving

Did you see both the @FIA and @JeanTodt tweeted their congratulations to Sébastien Ogier on his '4th' world title ?!

Unbelievable.

Effectively reported in Motorsport News yesterday.

You cant compare Ogier to his previous years as he was in a new car and (private) team. He also arrived late, had v.little testing and so took months to get comfortable

But he STILL won the...

Neuville did beat Tanak in the Ch'ship too. Fans DOTY is clearly just that... fans faves so not logical.

Just noticed that 'most stage wins' was a prize in itself...

Not a fan of his, but Neuville with most 2017 stage wins possibly deserved the 'DOTY' more than Tanak...

Only WRC (fan) awards in Australia.

Official FIA Awards are on 08/12/17 in Paris.

Re WRC Gala... are these fan vote awards the official ones ? Ogier said he was looking forward to getting his trophy but didnt see him pictured, just all the rest of the drivers with theirs ?!

I sounds like the Seb's have been the only ones that earned well as none the rest could really fight them for a title.

Maybe when VW left others were in with a better chance so got paid more. But...

Are WRC driver's the poorest paid at world-level in motorsport ?

Strange rumour following Hyundai re-shuffle with only running 3 cars... Sordo to join Ogier & Evans at M-Sport !

Apparent Red Bull connection.

Classic case of, "To finish First, first you must finish."

It's no good being fastest if you then crash or break your car.

There's more to rallying than pure speed. A lot more.

@thierryneuville
Photoshoot for the #WRC Gala Awards!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DNEPbvDWsAEhCTF.jpg

Ogier at the end laughing... 'But I'll be getting the real trophy !' ;)

Colin Clark‏ @voiceofrally
This is very very interesting - Rushbrook in particular knows all about MSport...

Saying you have info is not the same as having facts. A fact requires supporting evidence.

Ogier confident after good M-Sport test...

https://www.motorsport-news.co.uk/news/rallying-news/wrc/ogier-welsh-test-could-be-key-to-title-success/

So the Tanak rumours were true. Shame for M-Sport but he had to secure his financial future.

I hope he doesnt come to regret it from a competitive point of view.

If the M-Sport's trounce the Citroen's in GB I think that could tip Ogier into staying...

Matton: Signing Ogier is Citroen priority...

https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/131688/signing-ogier-now-citroen-priority-for-2018

OK, so sorting the deal with Citroen can wait... despite saying over and over he wants his future decided early ...

We'll see who's right.

Today Ogier's twitter has him on holiday in New York.

Seeing that he wanted his future decided early, does this mean his 2018 is already sorted...

Exactly.

Ogier also said he could retire if 'everything isnt in place'...

I think its quite possible if he can go out winning the title with a different team... something Loeb didnt do.