French Citroen racing driver Sebastien Loeb last weekend claimed his seventh World Rally Championship, a fabulous feat never accomplished in this punishing motorsport category.
Loeb won the Rally of France, held for the first time around his hometown in the region Alsace.
Once the rally finished, Loeb drove his Citroen C4 WRC through Haguenau en route to Strasbourg. His wife Severine, their daughter Valentine and the member of his fan club threw a welcome party that Loeb will remember forever. (The video was done by Matthieu Mondoloni-DNA).
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The winner of his 60th world rally in career was amazed by the welcome he received. “Yes for sure it is in incredible feeling, and especially to win,” said Loeb on www.wrc.com.
“When I arrived here, I knew that there was a possibility to win the rally, to win the championship, and all that in my hometown. So it was a great challenge, and also a big pressure, because I knew that everybody was waiting for this here, in the region. There was a lot of support, from a lot of people. The feeling was really great. It was incredible.”
“I was expecting this rally to be popular, but I was very surprised to see so many people for the rally, I could not expect that there would be so many people, everywhere: on stages, on the road sections, waving in front of their house, in the service park, everywhere. And all that in a very nice atmosphere. I was really happy to see this,” he added.
Were there tears in your eyes when you got to the end of the final stage?
“A little bit yes. Especially when I saw my friends waiting for me after the checkpoint. It was incredible, I was not able to drive fast in that stage. I tried, at the start, and then I said OK, just drive through. For sure, it was a great moment. Also in the morning, when I passed in my village, Oberhoffen (sur Moder), on the road section, all the villagers were waiting for me, it was incredible,” said the “Schumacher” of world rallying.
Loeb won the Rally of France, held for the first time around his hometown in the region Alsace.
Once the rally finished, Loeb drove his Citroen C4 WRC through Haguenau en route to Strasbourg. His wife Severine, their daughter Valentine and the member of his fan club threw a welcome party that Loeb will remember forever. (The video was done by Matthieu Mondoloni-DNA).
Loeb Champion du monde: la surprise de sa femme
envoyé par dna_web. - L'info internationale vidéo.
The winner of his 60th world rally in career was amazed by the welcome he received. “Yes for sure it is in incredible feeling, and especially to win,” said Loeb on www.wrc.com.
“When I arrived here, I knew that there was a possibility to win the rally, to win the championship, and all that in my hometown. So it was a great challenge, and also a big pressure, because I knew that everybody was waiting for this here, in the region. There was a lot of support, from a lot of people. The feeling was really great. It was incredible.”
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| Sébastien Loeb, Citroën C4 WRC (Photo: Citroën Racing) |
“I was expecting this rally to be popular, but I was very surprised to see so many people for the rally, I could not expect that there would be so many people, everywhere: on stages, on the road sections, waving in front of their house, in the service park, everywhere. And all that in a very nice atmosphere. I was really happy to see this,” he added.
Were there tears in your eyes when you got to the end of the final stage?
“A little bit yes. Especially when I saw my friends waiting for me after the checkpoint. It was incredible, I was not able to drive fast in that stage. I tried, at the start, and then I said OK, just drive through. For sure, it was a great moment. Also in the morning, when I passed in my village, Oberhoffen (sur Moder), on the road section, all the villagers were waiting for me, it was incredible,” said the “Schumacher” of world rallying.
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