The winner of the Junior category at the Mexico Rally, S\u00e9bastien Ogier, admitted that he modeled his driving by following the progression of S\u00e9bastien Loeb throughout his career.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old Frenchman finished the rally with a minute and a half lead over his closest competitor in the J-WRC and ninth in the Rally Mexico in his first World Championship event.<\/p>\n
\u00ab Since I started in rallying, I have been watching Sebastien [Loeb]’s onboard cameras. I have developed a note system quite similar to his and it seems to work well \u00bb, explains Ogier. \u00ab It was the longest rally of my career, it is much more difficult than what we were used to. The hardest part is staying in the lead. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Even though he had only tested his Citro\u00ebn C2 Super 1600 two days before the first event, Ogier experienced a trouble-free rally. His biggest setback was a puncture during the first day after hitting a rock and bending the steering of his Citro\u00ebn.<\/p>\n
Presented as a future WRC star, Ogier will participate in six rounds of the 2008 J-WRC with the support of Citro\u00ebn Sport and the French Federation of Automobile Sport.<\/p>\n
The talent scouts of the FFSA have a good reputation. One of their discoveries is S\u00e9bastien Loeb, who made his WRC debut at the 2000 Tour de Corse driving a Toyota Corolla entered by the FFSA: \u00ab We have some things in common \u00bb, acknowledges Loeb. \u00ab He comes from a family with no rally history and is not particularly wealthy. It would have been impossible to do better in Mexico. \u00bb<\/p>\n
The FFSA has set the J-WRC title as the goal for the first year. If he achieves this goal, he could step up to the WRC as early as next season: \u00ab The program is long-term only if I succeed \u00bb, Ogier recalls. \u00ab I think it’s possible for me to win the title but I still have a lot to learn. Fortunately, I have advice from Seb who is somewhat my mentor. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Ogier will be back on the stages for the Rally of Jordan, which will start on April 24, for a first in this country.<\/p>\n
According to the WRC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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