Sebastien Loeb had an accident this Tuesday that forced him to leave the Dakar Rally for the damage sustained to the arch of his Dacia, to the right front side roll bar. His team appealed the FIA’s decision, without success. Already at Jeddah airport, ready to go home, Loeb expressed his disapproval of the FIA’s decision. “It’s really frustrating to go back to Jeddah instead of getting into the car fighting there. Especially when you see what happened today, there’s still a lot to play for! With 1h15 behind the leaders, nothing is lost. I’ m sure “We would have gone far, but there are opportunities to take advantage of. Unfortunately, that’s the way things are…” said the pilot.
He also gave more details about his accident. “As for our rollover, I honestly have no words. It wasn’t from pushing too hard, we were simply caught by bad compression, simple as that. We couldn’t do much at that moment. These are things that happen, but not they are frustrating.” , he pointed out.
Finally, he said he did not understand the commissioners’ decision. “It’s hard to digest. I find it frustrating and disappointing because, in my opinion, it is not based on solid arguments. Of course, safety is very important, I understand that. But the line they drew here seems inappropriate. for our discipline, where we ride in extreme conditions to prove that the roll cage is still stable, and I have full confidence in them, you can see that safety is not compromised .” , he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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