By finishing third in the 75th edition of the ‘Wales Rally GB’, S\u00e9bastien Loeb\/Daniel Elena claimed their fourth consecutive World Rally Championship “Drivers and Co-drivers” title today in Cardiff. In the second Citro\u00ebn Total Citro\u00ebn C4 WRC, Dani Sordo\/Marc Mart\u00ed finished this last event of the 2007 season in fifth place.<\/p>\n
\u00ab This third place, achieved after a very frustrating rally, allows us to secure our fourth world crown, it’s great! \u00bb, said Loeb as he came down from the podium.<\/p>\n
The challenge to overcome was far from obvious. Started after our off-road incident in Sardinia, our climb back to the first place in the championship was eventful. However, we never doubted. The competitiveness of our Citro\u00ebn C4 on all surfaces, combined with the effective work of the entire Citro\u00ebn Sport team, always allowed us to keep our title chances alive. It’s really great to have succeeded!<\/p>\n
\u00ab Of the four titles, it is certainly the one that was the most contested. Winning it after such an intense battle against Marcus Gr\u00f6nholm on all the world’s stages gives it a particular flavor. I know that for his retirement, he would have liked to win the title… I’m only half sorry that he didn’t succeed! On the other hand, I am very happy to win it for Guy Fr\u00e9quelin’s final rally as head of Citro\u00ebn Sport. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Fifth in this dantesque ‘Wales’, Dani Sordo and Marc Mart\u00ed were mainly thinking about congratulating their teammates for the title and the team for the work accomplished throughout the year: “I am very happy for Seb and Daniel,” said Dani. “I am happy and proud to have been able to share this season with the new World Champions. As teachers and teammates, it was hard to do better!”<\/p>\n
Gilles Michel, Managing Director of Citro\u00ebn Automobiles was present in Swansea to warmly congratulate the entire team: Through their World Championship title, S\u00e9bastien Loeb and Daniel Elena embody what Citro\u00ebn wishes to project about itself, that is, great competence, strong commitment, and at the same time, great simplicity. The team they form and the way they managed to secure this fourth title honors and elevates the Citro\u00ebn brand.<\/p>\n
According to a statement from Citroen Sport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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