There was huge excitement surrounding Sébastien Loeb’s WRC return at January’s Rallye Monte-Carlo. It was 15 months since the nine-time champion’s previous appearance and it renewed rivalries with his successor on top of the championship podium, Sébastien Ogier. To say the pair had a terse relationship as Citroën team-mates is putting it mildly, and the WRC could not wait to see if Loeb still had what it took to match Ogier, a man beginning his quest for a third straight world title. The anticipation rose to fever pitch as Loeb went fastest in Wednesday’s shakedown, but the real verdict would have to wait 24 hours until the opening stage on the ice-covered road from Entrevaux -...
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