This ninth title that he finally decided to seek, Sébastien Ogier sees it more and more as a mirage. Because after returning to contact with leader Thierry Neuville during the summer, the Gapençais lost practically everything in his last two rounds.
There was Greece and its roll during the Power Stage and now Chile and this 8th special which undoubtedly dealt it the fatal blow. Forced to attack after his puncture the day before, the Frenchman was unable to avoid a rock in his path when braking and ended up in the embankment. Suspension broken and retirement recorded for the rest of the day on Saturday.
« With the time we lost on Friday, we needed to push this (SATURDAY) morning and leaving first on the road, we knew that we would have to face difficult conditionspoints out Sébastien Ogier. We made a daring choice of tires and I think it worked well.
Unfortunately, near the end of SS8, there was a rock in my path and we hit it at the wrong time, when the front of the car was fully loaded under braking, and it damaged the suspension. It’s not what we wanted and it’s two rallies in a row where we had incredible speed without taking advantage of it. It’s frustrating, but we will be back on Sunday and I hope my teammates can still bring a good result for the team. »
READ ALSO > Rovanperä emerges from the fog to lead the Rally Chile, Evans loses ground
