On his home round of the Championship, Ogier leads Rallye Monte Carlo after Thursday evening’s opening two stages with Benjamin Veillas, the man drafted in to fill the seat vacated by Julien Ingrassia at the end of 2021. His advantage after runs through ‘Lucéram / Lantosque’ and ‘La Bollène-Vésubie / Moulinet’ stands at 6.7 seconds over countryman Sebastien Loeb despite not feeling at one with his hybrid GR Yaris. “The second stage felt better,” said Ogier, who is aiming to extend his record-breaking win count at the traditional season opener to nine this weekend. “It is hard to know where we are [in comparison to everyone else] but we will keep trying new things with...
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