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Seb 2011 : l'interview de "l'Equipe"

« Un beau duel »

SÉBASTIEN LOEB pronostique une compétition serrée avec Ogier, son nouveau coéquipier au sein du team officiel Citroën en 2011.

« QU’EST-CE QUI vous a poussé à poursuivre votre carrière l’an prochain ?
– Je ne me voyais pas arrêter car j’aime ce que je fais et je prends toujours autant de plaisir au volant. L’an dernier, j’avais signé pour deux saisons supplémentaires mais avec une option me permettant d’arrêter fin 2010 si je le souhaitais. Il n’y a donc pas eu à négocier de contrat, il fallait juste que je me décide en milieu de saison car il était important pour l’équipe que les choses soient arrêtées assez tôt. Voilà, elles le sont.

Sébastien confirms for 2011

We suspected much, but it is now official : Sébastien Loeb will again compete in the 2011 FIA World Rally Championship with Citroën Racing for which he has driven since 2001.

The 2011 FIA World Rally Championship will mark a turning point in the history of the sport with the arrival of the new generation 4-wheel-drive 1600 cc turbo-powered cars. Having won five Manufacturers’ World Championship titles since 2003, Citroën has decided to stack all the odds in its favour by entering Sébastien Loeb and Sébastien Ogier.

For Olivier Quesnel : “Obviously, it’s a double dose of satisfaction for Citroën Racing. Not content to have the greatest set of results in the history of rallying, Sébastien Loeb is still as hungry as ever for more victories and titles. His experience, his race intelligence, and his capacity to get 100% out his cars, will be all the more crucial as we’ll have a new car next season. Citroën Racing has been preparing for the future with Sébastien Ogier for some time now. This is why we wanted to sign a contract with him for the next three seasons. Dani Sordo is still part of our plans for next year, but we have to finalise our budgets before announcing the full programme.”

Sébastien confirms : “My contract with Citroën allowed me to stop at the end of this year. But my motivation and my will to win are still as strong as ever! The 2011 season will be my eleventh in the works Citroën colours. I think that the world championship will be a very interesting one, as the arrival of a new generation of cars will reshuffle the cards among the manufacturers. Of course, it’s no secret that we’re already working flat out on the new Citroën DS3, and I can’t wait to see where it stands in relation to its rivals. In the meantime, winning my seventh consecutive world title is my main objective.”