Sebastian Loeb wins the first round of the 2022 World Rally Championship.
Loeb landed in Monte Carlo a few days before the straight race from the Dakar Rally in which he participated.
The 47-year-old Frenchman, a nine-time world champion, has put his vast experience on slippery paths and changing conditions in the famous rally.
This is the eighth victory in Monte Carlo.
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This victory was not easy, when his compatriot Sebastian Ojia, another champion of this sport, faced him.
Ojia (Toyota) showed a high pace from the start as the two struggled throughout the race.
In the end Loeb's hand was on top.
The new era of the Rally Championship was inaugurated in this race.
Rally Category 1, which includes additional hybrid power, is actually implemented for the first time.
The two competitors mentioned above, who share 17 of the last 18 world championships, also added to the special fragrance of the rally in the Little Princess.
Hyundai, the third significant manufacturer in the championship, had an unsuccessful weekend.
Her cars did not record the same pace as Toyota and Ford and even exhibited some childhood illnesses.
The only one who saw the finish line is Thierry Neville, who went through a race full of upheavals, finished Friday.
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