Spain Rally: Citroen wants a double in Catalonia

The penultimate stage of the 2009 World Rally Championship can be decisive in several ways, and the Citroen Total team will start the Rally of Spain with a single objective: the fourth consecutive double Spanish asphalt.

Of course, the Rally of Spain (01 - 04 October 2009), a victory of the crew Sebastien Loeb / Daniel Elena, followed by crew Dani Sordo / Marc Marti would be perfect for two reasons: Sebastien Loeb and boost chances at winning a new title World pilots and Citroen would ensure global constructors title.

Besides the fact that this act is a classic in the WRC calendar, Rally of Spain is the only true asphalt rally. As for Sebastien Loeb and Dani Sordo for, race is a really special here. In Spain, the two pilots made their debut in the elite world. Loeb, exactly 10 years ago and Dani in 2003, the year that his current team mate is fighting for its first title. For Marc Marti, Citroën team veteran and co-driver Dani Sordo, this is a 17-to present her debut in Spain in 1992.

ince 2006, Sebastien, Dani and their copiloţii have made a habit of monopolizing the first two steps of the podium in Catalonia and their objective is to extend this series and in 2009. Sébastien Loeb, for example, knows that the only chance of becoming champion this year is to win the last two rallies. "I have very many alternatives to end the season in a perfect way. Here, more than any other, counting on the help of Dani and Marc, because Mikko Hirvonen has not only need to be ranked behind me twice to win the title. I will do everything we can to win and then see what happens. "

Of course, Dani Sordo wants to win first home, but also is aware of the stakes of the game here in Spain. "My goal is to get closed immediately behind Seb. This would be perfect for that as Citroen would have assured world constructors title. It is a result that we obtained in the past and we can do it again. Not afford to let your guard down because Mikko made great progress on the asphalt and are convinced that the fight will not be easy. I did tests before the rally, with asphalt to accommodate me and I will do everything to achieve my goal. If we consider the Rally Ireland has been almost a year since I have never raced on asphalt. "

Dani Sordo was not born in Catalonia region, but that does not mean that it will evolve as if they were home. "Specialele are fast, wide and clean roads and, of course, is a fantastic pleasure to race in front of my compatriots. Rally Catalonia is very popular and the atmosphere is incredible, especially on samples of hair on the needle of El Molar! "

The Rally of Spain will be at home and the Citroen team Junior. The three crews Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia, Conrad Rautenbach / Daniel Barritt and Evgeny Novikov / Stephane Prevot will compete all models Citroen C4 WRC. Moreover, also the wheel of a Citroen C4 WRC and the crew will be Petter Solberg / Phil Mills.

Source: http://www.citroen.com/

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