While there was no confirmation yet, Sébastien Loeb revealed to some journalist in Wales that Mikko Hirvonen will be his team mate in 2012.
An exchange between Ogier and Hirvonen was rumored for several weeks, but no official release was done yet. Sébastien Loeb himself, after he secured his 8th world title following Hirvonen’s retirement, revealed that the Finn will join him in the Citroën team next season.
“He will be a great team mate next year, Loeb said, and it will be a great internal fight in the team”. The official announcement should be made the following days, as may be the announcement of Ogier moving to Ford next year.
Antoine L'Estage and his codriver Alan Ockwell of the Yokohama Canada Rally Team won the 2014 edition of the Rallye Defi by winning every stage of the rally.