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Seventh Saturday on his Trophée Andros debut in Val Thorens, Sébastien Loeb (Citroën DS3) failed to advance to the finale on Sunday.
Only eighth in qualifying, the WRC legend had to make due with second place in the B final. Victory in the main event of the day went to Franck Lagorce (Dacia Lodgy).
Jean-Philippe Dayraut (Mazda 3), who finished second behind Lagorce on Sunday but now heads the standings thanks to his Saturday win, noted that Loeb had trouble adjusting his driving style.
[TD="class: caption"]Jean-Philippe Dayraut, Mazda 3 (Photo: B.Bade)[/TD]
"The biggest challenge when you start ice racing is managing your tires. And he's having a very tough time with that," Dayraut is quoted as saying by L'Équipe.
"Today, you needed to adapt your driving style to each part of the track. In some places, you had to be aggressive, and smooth in others. Sometimes you needed a little bit of both.
"You're slower on the first lap, but faster in the end. When I saw him, I immediately noticed he had only one driving style."
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Only eighth in qualifying, the WRC legend had to make due with second place in the B final. Victory in the main event of the day went to Franck Lagorce (Dacia Lodgy).
Jean-Philippe Dayraut (Mazda 3), who finished second behind Lagorce on Sunday but now heads the standings thanks to his Saturday win, noted that Loeb had trouble adjusting his driving style.
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[TD="class: caption"]Jean-Philippe Dayraut, Mazda 3 (Photo: B.Bade)[/TD]
"The biggest challenge when you start ice racing is managing your tires. And he's having a very tough time with that," Dayraut is quoted as saying by L'Équipe.
"Today, you needed to adapt your driving style to each part of the track. In some places, you had to be aggressive, and smooth in others. Sometimes you needed a little bit of both.
"You're slower on the first lap, but faster in the end. When I saw him, I immediately noticed he had only one driving style."
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