Leaders of the Rallye de France Alsace since the beginning of the event, Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena claimed their eighth win of the season in Strasbourg, the 75th victory of their
remarkable career and their ninth consecutive World Rally Championship title.
The Citroën Total World Rally Team has also claimed its eighth world title.
Managing their lead until the final stop control on Haguenau 2, Loeb and Elena finally relaxed in the last moments of the rally and let go of the tension that had built up during the week.
“This is what we came to do, experience the feelings we enjoyed in 2010 again by winning the world title ‘at home’ This year the feeling is even more special, because it is undoubtedly the last one. I drove carefully this morning, but it wasn’t very easy due to the weather conditions. Even when it stopped raining, the roads were still extremely muddy. There were two rallies left where I could have won the title, but I’m really very happy to do it here for the fans in Alsace,” Loeb declared.
remarkable career and their ninth consecutive World Rally Championship title.
The Citroën Total World Rally Team has also claimed its eighth world title.
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| Photo: Citroën Racing |
Managing their lead until the final stop control on Haguenau 2, Loeb and Elena finally relaxed in the last moments of the rally and let go of the tension that had built up during the week.
“This is what we came to do, experience the feelings we enjoyed in 2010 again by winning the world title ‘at home’ This year the feeling is even more special, because it is undoubtedly the last one. I drove carefully this morning, but it wasn’t very easy due to the weather conditions. Even when it stopped raining, the roads were still extremely muddy. There were two rallies left where I could have won the title, but I’m really very happy to do it here for the fans in Alsace,” Loeb declared.
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