Loeb To Try Out Peugeot's Le Mans Racer

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Peugeot Sport, Citroen Sport and Total, which partners both operations, have taken the joint initiative of organising a special event that will see star drivers S�bastien Loeb and St�phane Sarrazin share their respective experience and cars for a day.

On November 27, Groupe PSA Peugeot Citroen's two sporting departments will travel to the HTTT Paul Ricard facilities at Le Castellet, in the south of France, for an unprecedented gathering of two outstanding drivers and two equally exceptional cars.

The morning will see St�phane Sarrazin, the spearhead of Peugeot Sport's endurance programme, sample the Citro�n C4 WRC usually driven by S�bastien Loeb who recently claimed his fifth World Rally Championship Drivers' title.

Following this session, which will take in gravel tracks in the immediate vicinity of the French venue, it will be the Citroen Sport driver's turn to get behind the wheel of the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP in the course of the afternoon.

Loeb and Sarrazin, who have respectively visited the headquarters of Peugeot Sport and Citroen Sport to have their seats made, admit that they are very much looking forward to trying the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP and the Citro�n C4 WRC, which are both unique machines.

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"Ladies and gentlemen, we have to Aponte Castellet!" With these words, the captain was greeted at the airport HTTT as landing on this short track has been violent to our medium-haul. The beginning of a big day here on the Paul Ricard circuit where St�phane Sarrazin S�bastien Loeb and mutually exchange their flying cars repsectives times a day.

On this morning, is aboard the 908 HDi FAP that happened before this afternoon to move to the C4 WRC.. St�phane Sarrazin first S�bastien Loeb took on board a 908 2007 transformed into bi-up for the occasion. This was not without difficulty as the place is reduced in the passenger compartment of the Peugeot but at the second attempt, Sebastian and Stephane were finally installed. 5 laps were covered in "tandem" before St�phane leaves room for Sebastian, left for a series of 10 laps. Immense opportunity for us, we were able to follow this meeting from a helicopter and you will find some pictures of this moment in our gallery.

" At the end of this meeting, we could take a few words of Sebastian, already surrounded by the media when we return to the heliport ... "It is an exchange of driving organized by Citroen, Peugeot and Total and it does not mean that I will be in the 908 next year. Otherwise, it would mean that St�phane will be in the C4 in my place! No, it's just a great opportunity for me. Mostly I actually think of my future . Next year, it is clear, I am rally. But for the rest of my career I think. Obviously, I think the circuit. For F1, I think it is too late then why not consider a career in endurance? It is a possibility. "

On the proper steering of the 908, S�bastien admitted that "things change all over the rally. We are all the time slip, here must apply to be clean. It has much more power, lots torque and support Eros. This is another world. "

This day takes place in parallel to an endurance test on a second 908, the red.. 6 drivers are present for the occcasion: Montagny, Minassian, Beltoise, Lamy, Wurz and of course Sarrazin. . we gave Bruno Famin.

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S�bastien Loeb's test with LMS Peugeot 908 HDi on Paul Ricard track.