M-Sport remains hopeful a deal can be struck to run Sebastien Loeb in several 2023 WRC rallies
However, Wilson says securing Loeb’s services this year is still on M-Sport’s wish list. Wilson reacquainted himself with Loeb at the Dakar Rally this week, where the Frenchman is currently driving for Prodrive’s Bahrain Raid Extreme programme.Photo by: McKlein /Wilson visited the event as part of a fact finding mission for his squad's own plans to enter the Dakar Rally with a Ford Ranger in the future.
Asked if discussions are ongoing with Loeb, Wilson replied:"I certainly hope so, that’s a target of ours for sure.” “For sure, I could do some events, I could do a few like last year," Loeb told WRC.com. “We will talk about this and see what is possible, it could be interesting. For now there is nothing, because I am focused on the event I’m doing.”“We would have liked to have gone this year, the target is for next year,” Wilson added.
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