Gala de remise des prix

Hier, les champions des championnats FIA étaient couronnés lors du Gala de fin d’année de la FIA à Monaco. Les deux championnats phares (F1 et WRC) étaient sur le devant de la scène.

Sébastien : “Winning a fourth title is simply great. This one has been really tough to clinch but we did it in the end. In my personal rankings I still think the first one has a special flavour, but this would come second if I had to choose. The competition was extreme with Marcus and I really had to push all year round to make it happen. Above all I am also very pleased for this title for the Citroën team, which has proven competitiveness and performance again, and with a new car. But especially so for Guy Fréquelin, our boss, who is retiring at the end of the month. Daniel and myself want to say thank you very much for everything he did for us and the team.”

Marcus Grönholm : “This has been one of the most exciting seasons for many years. Our battle for the driver’s championship went down to the final round and the closeness of the competition was typified by Rally New Zealand where my fight with Sébastien Loeb ended with a margin of just 0.3 seconds after three days of flat-out driving. It doesn’t get any better than that. I’m delighted to be in Monaco tonight although I must admit its an emotional evening because having announced my retirement from the World Rally Championship this is my final appearance here as a driver.”