Victory looks on the cards for Ogier and Citroën

The crews of the Citroën Total World Rally Team set the eight fastest times on the second day of Rally Argentina showing yet again just how quick the DS3 WRC is!

On the second day of Rally Argentina, the crews went to Santa Rosa de Calamuchita, to the south of Villa Carlos Paz. The Citroën DS3 WRCs scored a clean sweep on roads that were quicker than yesterday but still just as sandy. Sébastien Ogier and Sébastien Loeb shared all the quickest times.

Ogier started the day in third place and he got the better of Petter Solberg in the first stage as he was quicker on the asphalt: “We were able to go quicker than those who started ahead of us. Behind, the drivers had to cope with trajectories that were already dirtied by gravel. We had to make the most of it.”

At the same time, Ogier upped the pressure on the leader Jari-Matti Latvala, and then took first place in Las Bajadas / Villa del Dique 2 (SS13). The driver of the no. 2 Citroën DS3 WR was as incisive as ever and continued to push towards the end of the day to increase his lead. Tomorrow, he will start in first place with 43.7s in hand “Even if I didn’t know today’s stages I felt confident as I liked their profile. I took advantage of them to push hard and race incidents played in our favour. On paper, we’ve got a big lead. We’ll have to remain concentrated right till the end and we know that the race isn’t won till we’re back in the parc fermé.”

Olivier Quesnel, the Citroën Racing Team Principal, was very satisfied with Saturday’s performances: “ Sébastien Ogier again showed his ability to play a leading role despite his relative lack of experience. He didn’t make any mistakes and he now leads the rally with a comfortable advance over his pursuers.”

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