Rally-eMag 014 December 2013 | Page 14

Rallye de France-Alsace / Rally review Sordo vs Latvala Meanwhile a very nice fight develops between Jari-Matti Latvala and Dani Sordo. The Finn feels good and starts to claw back in the direction of the Spaniard. But Ogier is also off the leash. Het keeps on winning stages again. On Saturday’s final stage Latvala takes an extensive lead of no less than 0.4 of a second. Sordo follows him. Ogier is already on the podium again and Loeb is in fourth. ing. After some scratches he took the lead, not to lose it again. Sordo, Latvala and Neuville took the last three scratches but Ogier was never really threatened, proving the championship went to the right man. Behind him the earlier mentioned threesome took up the following spots on the leader board. This means the battle for second place is still open. The point gap between Neuville and Latvala can still be bridged. But the driver’s and co-drivers title are in the hands of the Volkswagen team. Sprint from the champion The next goal (the constructor’s Although Ogier already was the title) will follow soon. champion, he did not stop push- 14/64 Really getting to grips with the Polo WRC, Latvala is now also able to chase the top asphalt drivers on the black stuff. Sebastien takes over the reign from Sebastien, Ogier is the new World Champion and ready to take Loeb’s spotlight.