Top Performer – Sebastien Loeb and Isabelle Galmiche
After coming out on top in the battle of the WRC’s greatest of all-time, Sebastien Loeb and co-driver Isabelle Galmiche fully warrant the top performer status.
At 47-years-old, even the nine-time champion questioned if he can still be competitive in brand new hybrid WRC machinery in his backyard, just days after contesting a gruelling 12-day Dakar Rally. The simple answer was a resounding, yes.
Loeb and Galmiche, making her WRC debut aged 50, were supreme as they took the fight to Toyota’s reigning world champion Sebastien Ogier. Loeb was immediately on the pace despite limited time in the Puma as he rolled back the years to remind everyone of his talent. After dominating Friday to take the lead, Loeb was locked in a dogfight with Ogier that the latter seemed to have the edge in on Saturday, before Sunday’s late drama.
In the end, Loeb won six stages compared to Ogier’s five, and while there was an element of fortune…
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