Our friend Sebastien Loeb has commited two day’s of testing in Gräsmark outside Torsby in Sweden. The test has gone well, but most interesting is that Loeb did give something that we can probably consider the final confirmation that he is never happy. Despite maybe half a meter of snow (that has been there constantly for the last two months) and temperatures as well as forecasts well below zero, Loeb spent half his talk with the Swedish television (this may be edited, sure, but still!) complaining about the lack of ice under the snow. He didn’t like plenty of snow and he didn’t like reaching the frozen gravel under all snow…
Come on, how should one react? “Oh, poor Sebastien.” 
Can’t you drive on real snow? Hehe… I think this underlines quite well that it doesn’t matter how the conditions are – people will still complain. Probably it’s just a smart way of not having to speak about your performance just before the rally – and save that until after. I respect that it happens, but one shouldn’t take too much notice of it…
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Tags: conditions, frozen, gravel, ice, rally sweden, sebastien loeb, snow
This sounds like the conditions there were in norway in 2007. Seb does not like the extreme loose conditions.
I haven’t seen the footage you’re talking about, but isn’t it in the rally driver’s DNA to complain in interviews. “You set the fastest time by 20 second margin, how was this stage for you?” – - – “Mhhh, the beginning it was – aaammm – really difficult, really – mmmaamm – slippery – perhaps the tire choice was a bit wrong – - mmmaam – I’m not confident – - aammm – but it’s okey aah – mmaaammm” Kind of like that. (Can’t wait to tune in WRR!)