*ICON LOEB MAKES WRC COMEBACK WITH M-SPORT FORD

*原標(biāo)題：勒布攜手M-SPORT回歸WRC

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Sébastien Loeb will make a sensational FIA World Rally Championship return to renew rivalries with old foe Sébastien Ogier at next month’s Rallye Monte-Carlo (January 20 - 23).

塞巴斯蒂安·勒布要回歸WRC了！本月的揭幕戰(zhàn)蒙特卡洛拉力賽上，法國(guó)人將復(fù)出，與同胞奧吉爾延續(xù)二者的王者對(duì)決。

The most successful driver in WRC history has agreed a deal with M-Sport Ford to drive its all-new hybrid-powered Puma WRC Rally1 in the opening round of 2022.

這位WRC史上最成功的車手，講攜手M-SPORT車隊(duì)，駕駛?cè)碌幕靹?dòng)美洲獅賽車出戰(zhàn)2022賽季揭幕戰(zhàn)。

Ogier will be at the wheel of a Toyota GR Yaris WRC Rally1 in the first event of a part-programme for the man who clinched his eighth drivers’ crown last month.

新科八冠王奧吉爾也將繼續(xù)駕駛豐田雅力士賽車，以非全職的形式，加入到今年的WRC圍場(chǎng)中。

The two Frenchmen, former team-mates at Citro?n, have won 17 of the last 18 WRC titles. Both are masters of Monte-Carlo’s fiendish conditions. Ogier is the most successful driver at the rally with eight victories. Loeb is one behind with seven.

這對(duì)曾今的法國(guó)隊(duì)友包辦了過去18年中的17個(gè)年度冠軍，并數(shù)次在蒙特卡洛險(xiǎn)惡的環(huán)境下稱王。奧吉爾作為蒙特卡洛之王，曾8次拿下分站冠軍，勒布則憑借7次勝利緊隨其后。

Loeb tested a Puma in Spain in October and was at the wheel last month in the French Alps as speculation increased that he would join M-Sport Ford for the opening event of the hybrid era.

勒布于去年十月在西班牙，以及十一月在阿爾卑斯山，測(cè)試了新款美洲獅賽車。這在當(dāng)時(shí)就引發(fā)了關(guān)于九冠王加盟福特，一同開啟混動(dòng)新時(shí)代的猜測(cè)。

“It makes it a bit more challenging to use and it is exciting to have something new to manage in the car. When I tested the car I was really impressed by how well balanced it is and how powerful it is with the hybrid. I really enjoyed it.”

“車上有不少新元素，駕駛起來(lái)還蠻有挑戰(zhàn)性的。測(cè)試時(shí)我就感覺到，賽車的平衡性，混動(dòng)系統(tǒng)的強(qiáng)大動(dòng)力，都給人留下了深刻印象。我很享受這臺(tái)車。”

Monte-Carlo will mark Loeb’s first WRC outing since a two-year part-programme with Hyundai Motorsport ended in 2020. He will fly to France from the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia where he will drive for the Prodrive-run Bahrain Raid Extreme team.

在2020年結(jié)束了同現(xiàn)代為期兩年的兼職合同后，今年的蒙特卡洛是勒布首次回歸WRC比賽周末。他將在完成Prodrive的達(dá)喀爾參賽任務(wù)后，從沙特直飛法國(guó)。

“I like what I do, I always enjoying driving, but when I do a WRC event it is just an amazing feeling. It is something I enjoy a lot.” Loeb added.

“我喜歡自己的工作，總是享受著駕駛的樂趣。不過我還是最喜歡跑WRC的感覺，這美妙極了。”

原文地址：

https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/wrc/icon-loeb-makes-wrc-comeback-with-msport-ford/