FIA World Rally-Raid Championship: Nasser Al Attiyah claims title as Sebastien Loeb wins Andalucia Rally

Fantastic
win

“This
is
fantastic
to
bring
Bahrain
Raid
Xtreme
their
first
World
Rally-Raid
Championship
victory,
as
we’ve
worked
hard
since
2020
to
be
able
to
get
this
win,” said
Loeb
at
the
finish.

“It’s
really
great
for
everyone.
In
2022
the
fight
with
Nasser
was
always
very
tough,
but
I
pushed
hard
all
the
way
through
this
stage
and
yet
we
were
only
6sec
apart.”

Tricky
stages

“So
that
was
a
great
battle
over
a
rally
like
this,
with
such
tricky
stages.
Over
the
season,
we’ve
had
good
performances
from
the
Prodrive
Hunter.
We’re
there
now
with
the
speed,
and
were
it
not
for
some
bad
luck
on
the
last
rally,
we
would’ve
be
even
closer
to
the
title.

“Taking
the
fight
to
the
last
day
of
the
championship
says
so
much
for
BRX,
as
we
learn
more
and
more
against
others
who’ve
had
more
time
in
rally
raids,
but
this
means
we
are
even
more
prepared.”

Chicherit
impresses

commented:
“It’s
been
amazing
training
again
with
good
mileage
in
the
car.
That’s
built
more
confidence
for
myself
and
for
the
navigation
because
it
was
quite
tricky
in
many
places.

“We
had
some
mechanical
issues
here
that
we
didn’t
have
in
Morocco,
which
is
just
the
way
it
goes
sometimes
in
motorsport,
but
that
victory
will
be
a
memory
I’ll
have
for
a
long
time.
I
arrived
late
here
as
I
was
with
my
pregnant
wife
for
as
long
as
possible
in
France,
but
I
now
need
to
go
as
I
hear
she’s
in
the
hospital
and
it’s
happening
now.”

All-terrain
hypercar

Loeb’s
input
has
been
crucial
in
the
development
of
the
world’s
first
all-terrain
hypercar,
based
on
the
Hunter
rally
car,
which
will
be
unveiled
for
prospective
buyers
in
Dubai
next
month.

The
car
is
being
built
in
limited
numbers
to
the
individual
specifications
of
select
super
car
enthusiasts.
The
two
Hunters
which
passed
another
major
test
in
southern
Spain
this
week
both
completed
the
rally
running
on
sustainable
Eco-Power
fuel.