Sebastien Ogier says that he will not give up after what happened to him in Greece earlier this month and is hopeful that the things can still turn around while he is optimistic that he will continue scoring more points than his rivals on the rallies.
The Frenchman scored only 13 points in Greece following his roll in Powerstage, but he managed to get to the finish line and to secure the points he collected from Saturday classification. However, he was the top driver on the SuperSunday standings at Acropolis Rally until this moment and is still one of the title contenders with three rounds remaining until the season finale in Japan. His goal is to win and is to score more points than his title rivals, but he is on the backfoot in Chile since his rivals competed there last year which means that they have more knowledge than him. 2019 was the last year that Ogier participated at Rally Chile, but the 2023 version was very different than when Ogier visited the South American country five years ago. After the end of Acropolis Rally, Ogier slipped behind the second Ott Tanak for four points on the standings and will start third on the road next Friday which means that he will not have much cleaning effect compared to Neuville and to Tanak.
"Our challenge in Greece didn’t end in the way we were hoping and the gaps in both championships moved in the wrong direction, but we won’t give up and we’ll keep giving our best in these last three rounds of the season because things can still turn around", Ogier said.
"I didn’t go to Chile last year, but my memories from 2019 are of a nice event with stages that are enjoyable to drive, as well as a good atmosphere like we often have when we go to South America.
"So I’m happy to go back there.
"There will be a mix of some sections I know and some that will be new for me, but I’m never afraid of that challenge.
"Recently our pace has been pretty strong and we’ve been scoring higher than our rivals on average, and I hope we can carry that on".
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