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A bit like Valentino Rossi or Fernando Alonso, Sébastien Loeb also falls into that group of riders who just can't stand being away from engines for too long, whatever they may be. So, as soon as the French television station, TF1+, asked him to do a circuit test on a motorcycle, the Extraterrestrial couldn't say no.
For years, the rider from Alsace had been involved in the WRC, in which he became world champion nine times, and he also rode in the WTCC. Instead, he now divides his time between the electric Extreme E and the Dakar. In the most dangerous rally raid in existence, Loeb took on a particularly interesting challenge: namely, to bring the Dacia brand to debut in this sport, immediately achieving decent results, but not as much glory as he would've liked.
On this occasion, however, despite not being very familiar with the race, at least competitively, the transalpine rider agreed to travel to Le Castellet and test a Yamaha R1 GYTR weighing 172 kg with 215 hp. After starting out cautiously, the 51-year-old began to push a little harder, proving that he could handle it, although he eventually admitted how much more tiring and treacherous the bike is than his usual. "If you go more sideways than you should in a car, you save yourself. On two wheels, the risk is not making it to the next lap," he concluded.
