Seven-time world champion Sebastien Loeb says he is not convinced by the current talk of endurance rallies returning to the World Rally Championship.
There is speculation that endurance rallies will return to the WRC next season, with the most likely event a run from Argentina to Uruguay, including at least four days’ of competition and 800 competitive kilometres. FIA president Jean Todt is determined to return this aspect of the sport to the WRC after what he sees as too many years of a cloverleaf three-day format with central service.
His countryman Loeb, however, is not so keen. All 63 of the Citroen driver’s world championship wins have come on sprint-type events and he only ever contested on Safari, finishing fifth after eight hours driving his Xsara WRC as fast as possible in 2002.
“No, I like it like it is now,” said Loeb. “I don’t know if the endurance rallies will be more interesting for the media, for sure it will be more expensive for the teams with more days and more kilometres. If it really is interesting, why not? But I am a bit lazy and if I can stay one more day at home then I am happy with that! I’m happy to have done my one Safari, it was really special, I have a lot of good memories from it, but is this type of event the future, I don’t know.”
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