Sebastien Loeb documentary: ‘Eurosport tribute to WRC legend’

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Five time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb is the most successful rally driver of all time and this Eurosport documentary, uploaded by wrc2008 to motorsportmad.com, traces his career from the beginning to the present day.

Loeb reflects on his years from competing in the French championship to claiming his fifth world title in 2008. His rivals also give their thoughts… Continue reading

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Sebastien Loeb has come out in favour of the new S2000+ technical regulations that the FIA recently ratified for the 2010 WRC

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Five times world rally champion Sebastien Loeb has come out in favour of the FIA’s new Super 2000+ technical regulations which are due to come into force for the 2010 WRC season, according to autosport.com.

Loeb is happy that the standard S2000 regulations won’t be adopted by the FIA as he feels the current S2000 machines lack torque and are about 100 horsepower down on what the… Continue reading

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Sebastien Loeb: the Group B Audi Sport quattro S1 was a dream but I prefer World Rally Cars

In a recent interview with Eurosport France Sebastien Loeb admitted to being a fan of the Audi Sport quattro S1 but he prefers the WRC cars of today, and also states he isn’t nostalgic for rallying in the 70s and 80s.

Loeb commented about rallying in the 70s and 80s during the interview with Eurosport France:
I was not a fan of rallying in the 70s and 80s, because I only truly discovered that period when… Continue reading

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Sébastien Loeb wins the 21st Race Of Champions held at London’s Wembly Stadium.

Sébastien Loeb won the 21st Race Of Champions held at London’s Wembly Stadium.

The Frenchman beat former F1 driver David Coulthard to take the win at the 21st Race of Champions held at London’s Wembly Stadium. This adds to the tally of wins this year for Loeb, who last week won Wales Rally GB for the first time and he also picked up the World Rally Championship drivers title… Continue reading

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WRC 2008 video highlights of the season

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Below is probably the best video highlights clip of the 2008 WRC on YouTube uploaded by Anavian. The clip features a great atmospheric soundtrack and is perfectly edited.

2008 may not have been a classic year in the traditional sense but it did witness some of the greatest feats ever achieved by a single driver. Sebastien Loeb created records which may not be repeated by anyone else as he took… Continue reading

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FIA World Rally Champions Honoured in Monaco

The 2008 FIA World Rally Champions were crowned at the FIA Gala in Monaco on the evening of Friday 12 December. Frenchman Sébastien Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena took honours for a fifth consecutive World title, a unique achievement in the history of the sport.

This year the series was contested over 15 events, including a new World Championship round in Jordan. Sébastien Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena… Continue reading

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