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7th September 2022, 20:18 #141
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Sébastien Loeb: "I kind of feel like I'm the last hope"
Discreet throughout the summer, the M-Sport driver is entering a very busy period with a first event at the Acropolis. While he still enjoys the WRC, a full-time return seems unlikely.
Sébastien Loeb, you have competed in the Acropolis several times, but your last participation dates back a bit, right?
It's been 10 years. Already. (Laughs)
The Acropolis returned to the calendar last year, but the pilots will still have a certain knowledge of the terrain that you will not have...
Like always. However, I compared the courses of 2021 and 2022 and only half are similar. They will therefore have 50% of the specials to discover, i.e. 4 or 5 to take notes.
What do you remember from your last participation?
There are two sections that I have already done… a priori! My memories are very distant. It remains blurry and I mix them. (Laughs) Potentially, there are things that I will recognize as Bauxite because it marked me with its atypical profile. I've been there several times, but it still dates back to 2012.
READ ALSO > Sébastien Loeb's results at the Acropolis Rally
Did you try to work on the videos for the final edition?
I tried. I also searched my old notes to see if it matched with images from 2021 and it looks like it pretty much does. I will reuse them. I manage to watch the dash cams from last year, but I fall asleep after 15 minutes. I am, however, unable to view the videos of the organizer. There, it is after 4 minutes that I sleep!
Was it a challenge you enjoyed?
Yes. From what I have been able to understand, it is quite varied this year. There are still some brittle portions, but that has changed a lot. Ten years ago, it was already much less degraded than what competitors before me had experienced and it has improved even more. There were still well-identified places, but it was not a rally where you had to be sure. With the evolution of cars, suspensions and shock absorbers, this is even less the case today, especially since the roads have also been improved. Except in three bowls, there will be no management, we will have to attack.
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8th September 2022, 04:53 #142
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Sick dog already on the road for Kalle!
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8th September 2022, 07:42 #143
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Just a shakedown but Toyotas didn’t look particularly good and Loeb having problems with engine and did just two runs
#8 Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja #8
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8th September 2022, 08:53 #144
Is it 3 minutes intervals tomorrow or 4 minutes?
Only you know your true potential.
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8th September 2022, 09:05 #145
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8th September 2022, 09:17 #146
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8th September 2022, 09:44 #147
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8th September 2022, 09:58 #148
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Shakedown was shit... I really cannot understand what the organisers were thinking.
The only good thing was that you could get very close to every car before the start and talk to the drivers.
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8th September 2022, 10:48 #149
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8th September 2022, 10:55 #150
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I hope will have a good rally, fingers crossed for Ott, he needs a good result here a podium maybe but i thing Loeb can make it and win this rally.He benefits from starting order and if he have a good Friday then he will control the others.
R.I.P.Colin Mcrae
Rallying is about following the route, if the route says go round a pole, you go round the pole. If you want to carve you're own path, go baja or something.
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