Video of Sebastien Loeb receiving his knighthood from French president Nicolas Sarkozy at the Palais de l’Elysée.
Commenting on the Légion d’honneur, Loeb said:
He [Sarkozy] said a number of times that he was pleased to have been able to make the award personally, and I believe he was being sincere. It’s not every day you’re invited to the Palais [...]

Sébastien Loeb was today awarded a knighthood, receiving the ‘Légion d’honneur’ at the Elysée Palace in Paris from Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of the French Republic.
The ‘Légion d’honneur’ is the highest award that can be given to any private individual in France, instituted after the French Revolution. It recognises outstanding achievement from French citizens in [...]