WHY LOEB IS JOINING UP WITH PRODRIVE
Nine-time World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb remains as committed as ever after 19 years at the top level of the sport. Since returning part-time with Citroen to the WRC in 2018 and continuing with Hyundai in 2019 and 2020, he’s managed to add a victory and a further two podiums to his incredible statistics. And now he’s decided to get involved in Prodrive’s first Dakar Rally project: the Bahrain Raid Xtreme.
Together with his long-time co-driver Daniel Elena, Loeb will drive one of the two BRX T1 4x4s that the British team will line up on the 43rd edition of the Dakar, which runs in Saudi Arabia from 3-15 January 2021. After completing their first desert test in Dubai, Loeb spoke to Autosport.
What led you to join a new Dakar Rally project?
Well, each time that I did the Dakar Rally, at the end… sometimes I was disappointed, sometimes I was happy, but afterwards when I think what I did it’s always an incredible adventure. I saw some landscapes that I would never have seen if I didn’t do this race. It’s a kind of adventure that you share with your team, your co-driver…
It’s a nice experience that I enjoy. Now it’s been two years since I decided to go back to WRC – I had a great
