Sébastien Ogier believed winning the Croatia Rally was beyond him after Sunday morning’s road traffic accident that left him fighting a damaged car and nursing an injured back. But Ogier turned everything round in the final Wolf Power Stage to grab his 51st career win with a storming drive combined with an Evans’ error. My back is still hurting honestly, and luckily the car was not too badly damaged,”. “I was still able to carry on and at the end I was not in optimum condition for the morning but still managed to catch the victory in the last stage. “I think the car was driving straight so I think the main damage was aerodynamic and probably psychological a little bit for me.

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