Quote Originally Posted by jparker View Post
He didn't play golf during those 6y. I think trying different things in Motorsport may further develop rally skills. His age however is disadvantage, his brain and body will have hard time in the next 3 (I hope) days. I think nobody (even Loeb himself) knows what to expect out of this, but if he wins, Ogier has tough years ahead if he wants to do better than Loeb.
I don't think that touring car racing, GT racing, Dakar and rallycross can add anything to the rally experience that Loeb developed in 10+ years of WRC plus the earlier years in the national championship. For sure it's better that he has been racing rather than playing golf, but it's not the same as rallying in the WRC... we will see what he can do, it's hard to tell indeed. I'd only be happy if he could fight for a podium.