Sebastien Loeb rolls on the Wales Rally GB recce in Myherin photos

Sebastien Loeb rolled this morning in icy conditions during the recce for Wales Rally GB on the Myherin stage.

Conditions were paricularly bad and Loeb slipped off the road and rolled down a bank in his road car. The rally begins on Thursday evening with a ceremonial start, then the stages commence on Friday.

Loeb commented to crash.net about his goals for Rally GB:

I've hardly had time to catch my breath since Japan. The Wales Rally GB is an event I enjoy. The atmosphere is always very special, especially on the stages run in semi-darkness.

The terrain is also highly specific, and never easy. The muddy conditions can produce differing levels of grip from one corner to the next, while other portions can be impressively fast and technically challenging, especially given how little grip there is - when there is grip!

It's a rally I've never won – for a variety of reasons – and I would dearly like to win it one day. That probably won't be our priority this time round, however. Winning the Manufacturers' title is important for Citroen and we will do all we can to make that happen.

That will mean defending our current eleven-point lead, steering clear of all the pitfalls and finishing as close to our rivals as we can."

Loeb will be hoping this is his only misdemeanor on the event as he aims for his first Rally GB win.

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