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Latvala admits he tried too hard to copy Ogier at Volkswagen

Jari-Matti Latvala admits he tried too hard to drive like former WRC teammate Sebastien Ogier during their spell at Volkswagen. The Finn's 2016 campaign was the worst of his professional career: he finished sixth in the WRC standings, 156 points behind title winner Ogier. Latvala identified the Frenchman as a major part of his own problem within the German team. "Everything went wrong and it was a different situation at Volkswagen," Ogier told Motorsport.com's sister publication Autosport. "I didn't win [the title] because I tried to drive like Sebastien. I was so confused in my driving, I was trying to do everything like him all of the time. "I was looking at the data...
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