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The WRC world champion in Zagreb almost ran over a police officer

The WRC world champion in Zagreb almost ran over a police officer

WRC
The Croatians are hosting a rally for the WRC World Championship this weekend, and before the start of Sunday's first test, world champion Sebastien Ogier had an unfortunate incident when he collided with a car in Zagreb and then almost ran over one of the policemen who wanted to prevent the Frenchman. to leave the scene of the accident. The collision occurred when Ogier drove into the right lane, being overtaken on the right by a BMW driver who collided into the side of a Toyota. Ogier stopped, exchanged information with the driver and the police, and called one of the team members to the scene of the accident, as he had to arrive at the starting ramp in time. As he later explained, he had difficulty communicating with police officers who did not know English, but when the men of the law let him go, however, one of them did not hear
Vettel was thinking about ending his career last year

Vettel was thinking about ending his career last year

formula 1
Sebastian Vettel was thinking about leaving Formula One last year, Red Bull boss Christian Horner revealed. Vettl, after four consecutive championship titles, failed to win a single race last year, finishing the championship in fifth place. The German switched to Ferrari at the end of the season. “The change in rules didn’t suit me,” Horner explained. "He didn't like the new engine, the new system didn't give him proper feedback, he didn't like the electronic braking and the lack of vacuum. He seemed unhappy. He was overwhelmed and his teammate won three races. It took him a while to get used to the situation he was not used to, and he found himself in a period when he was debating the path that Formula One was heading.
Loeb resigned, Ogier leading the Volkswagen trio

Loeb resigned, Ogier leading the Volkswagen trio

WRC
Sebastien Ogier took the lead at the Monte Carlo Rally on Friday afternoon after his namesake Loeb made a mistake and damaged the suspension of his Citroen. Ogier initially lowered Loeb's lead to just three seconds, and returnee Loeb only managed to increase that to six seconds again in the sixth speed test. But on the muddy trials that followed, Ogier shone. The current world champion took the lead in the rally with the Volkswagen Polo in the next, seventh test, in which he was 14 seconds faster than Loeb. This was helped by a mistake by Loeb, who tried to reduce the eight-second gap on the last test of the day, where he made another mistake and crashed into the rock with his back left wheel, breaking the clamp. With a damaged race car, he “pulled up
Loeb leader after the first day of the Monte Carlo Rally

Loeb leader after the first day of the Monte Carlo Rally

WRC
Frenchman Sebastien Loeb, a nine-time world rally champion, provided enthusiasm at the start of this year’s racing season. Returning to the world of rally, the Citroen racer jumped the lead in the first speed test with a 22-second lead, but in the second test, which was also the last, his lead over Sebastien Ogier narrowed from 30.9 seconds to 13.3 seconds. Loeb, has dedicated himself to racing in the WTCC series and will drive one of the selected rallies of this season in Monte Carlo. However, the rally did not start according to the plan for the Pole Robert Kubica, who spun on the second speed test, and then he was tempted by the electronics of his Ford Fiesta. The former Formula One racer is almost five minutes behind the leaders. So Loeb is leading by 13.3 seconds ahead of the second day
Loeb swept the competition when he returned to the WRC!

Loeb swept the competition when he returned to the WRC!

WRC
After the first speed test of the Monte Carlo Rally, Sebastien Loeb is in the lead, returning behind the wheel of a Citroen WRC race car. He completed the first test in 15 minutes and 53 seconds, Otto Tanaka was 22 times faster than the second fastest, and almost 31 seconds faster than current world champion Sebastien Ogier in the Volkswagen Polo. "I'm very happy with the time. I told Daniel I felt in a few places that we stopped because we were driving so slowly," Loeb commented on the best time of the first test.
Sebastien Loeb will return to drive the WRC race car

Sebastien Loeb will return to drive the WRC race car

Rally
The DS brand, which established itself as the prestigious brand of the PSA Group in June 2014, continues the story it started at Citroën more than ten years ago and upgraded it with eight constructor titles. He is now also participating in the FIA ​​World Rally Championship 2015. For this program, they will use the DS 3 WRC car with several important technical upgrades. The DS 3 WRC, which has already won two titles and 23 wins, has the richest collection of awards among all the models currently measuring their strengths at the WRC Championship. The WRC Championship, which stretches from Sweden, through Argentina and to Australia, is arguably the biggest challenge in modern motorsport as it covers diverse terrain and challenging weather conditions. The legendary test, the Monte Carlo Rally (January 19-25), will open
Sebastien Ogier world champion

Sebastien Ogier world champion

Rally, WRC
In the penultimate race of the World Rally Championship in Spain, Frenchman Sebastien Ogier confirmed his world title in 2014. For that, he needed a dominance over team-mate Jari-Matti Latvalo, who landed in second place. However, when the competitors drove on a very dusty track and tried to achieve the best time, Ogier managed to gain a 36.6 second advantage over Latvala on Friday. The Finn fought successfully over the weekend, reducing the Frenchman's lead to just 11.3 seconds, thus confirming his seventh win of the year, as well as his second championship title. Kris Meeke was also a sharp competitor in Friday's race, but a double punctured tire prevented him from continuing the race. Andreas Mikkelsen also suffered a tire injury and so he failed to win, but he has another race on the ox
Ogier won another fifth of seven races for the 2014 season

Ogier won another fifth of seven races for the 2014 season

Rally
Frenchman Sebastien Ogier (VW) is the winner of the rally in Poland. With this, he only consolidated his position in the first place in the WRC class. The Volkswagen team also played a major role in the race in Poland. On the macadam roads of Poland, three Volkswagen drivers were ranked among the top five. Ogier's closest follower Jari-Matti Latvala was in fifth place, while the Frenchman was accompanied on the podium by 25-year-old Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen, who took second podium after three consecutive fourth places this season (both times in second place behind Ogier). ). With this victory, Ogier greatly increased his advantage in the overall standings of the World Cup. He is now 50 points ahead of Jari-Matti Latvalo and the championship in the half seems to be almost decided. But we can certainly argue
Morbidelli stopped a Citroen car

Morbidelli stopped a Citroen car

WTCC
With his victory in the second race at the Hungaroring, Gianni Morbidelli became the first winner of this year not to race a Citroen car. Morbidelli felt pressure from Tiago Monteiro throughout the race, with whom he even collided in the sixth turn of the last lap. The contact slowed them down enough that Hugo Valente came close to them in third place, but we didn’t see any more attempts to overtake them in the last half lap, and the trio drove across the finish line 1.2 seconds apart.
Muller fastest in qualifying

Muller fastest in qualifying

WTCC
The current world champion of the WTCC series, Yvan Muller, gave Citroen the second consecutive best starting position at the Hungarian Hungaroring. With a time of 1: 48.727, he overtook the leader in the overall standings of this year's championship, Jose Mario Lopez in the second Citroen, by 0.034 seconds. The success of the French car manufacturer was complemented by Sebastien Loeb in third place. “I’m happy to have finally opened an account of the best starting positions this season,” said Muller, who started the previous race in Paul Richard with the best starting position due to the penalties of his two teammates. Citroen race cars are competing with an additional 60 kilograms of weights this weekend, which is expected to slow them down by about 0.8 seconds per lap.