Sebastien Ogier celebrates victory in the season-opening Monte Carlo Rally. Photo / Red Bull Media
Four-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Ogier has started off the new season by winning the Monte Carlo Rally for a fourth time.
The 32-year-old Frenchman got his M-Sport Ford career off to a perfect start although he did benefit greatly from luck.
He avoided drama despite going off the road
on a handful of occasions while rivals like Thierry Neuville, who led for the first three days in his Hyundai, weren't so fortunate.
"I was hoping to win but to take it from the first rally, after only one month together and with so little preparation, feels really amazing," he said.
"The conditions didn't make our life easy this weekend, starting first in the snow on day one and finishing with more and more snow."
