Wales Rally GB Shakedown 2008 photographs and video of Sebastien Loeb and Dani Sordo
Image: ©willyweyens-rallyworld
Sebastien Loeb was third fastest on today's Rally GB Shakedown and made some adjustments to the set-up of the C4 in the morning to cope with the slippy conditions.
His team-mate Sordo was fourth fastest and he too focused on the car's set-up, trying out various settings to see how the C4 reacted. He reduced his shakedown session as the road began to cut up badly.
Loeb commented on the shakedown conditions to crash.net:
Compared with the wintry weather we faced during recce, this morning's conditions were perfect. Although the surface wasn't frozen, the going was very muddy and extremely slippery, as is so often the case on this event.
We profited from the morning to make a few changes to the suspension set-up of our C4 WRC. Our aim wasn't to set the fastest time at all costs.
Above all, we wanted to make further improvements to the handling of our car in these conditions where there's hardly any grip at."
Sordo added:
The morning went very well for us. The conditions were what you would expect to find in Wales at this time of the year. Compared with the set-up we have decided to use for the start, we tried a few variants to see how our car reacted to different changes to the settings.
Today's work could well come in useful once the event starts. The test stage started to cut up after a certain number of passes. It started to get rougher and you could see ruts beginning to form, so we decided to call it a day after a while."
Video clip of Loeb on the Wales Rally GB Shakedown
Photos from Wales Rally GB Shakedown
Loeb
Sordo
Images: ©willyweyens-rallyworld
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