Last year a late puncture thwarted him in his battle with old foe Sébastien Loeb. But this time nothing and no one could deny Sébastien Ogier, who led all the way to score an emphatic record ninth Monte Carlo Rally win. What a shame, then, that the eight-time World Rally Champion is sticking to his guns to run just a part-season on the special stages, as he did last year. A ninth world title to equal Loeb’s record just isn’t on his agenda.
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