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Nasser Al-Attiyah revealed that Sébastien Loeb have tested a buggy in december, and that he would like the frenchman to join his team for 2014 Dakar.
In an interview to french daily paper L'Equipe, the driver from Qatar, who currently runs in second position in the Dakar rally, revealed: "I invited Sebastien to visit me in Qatar. I have a buggy to have fun in the sand, and he tried it." That was not the buggy ran by Al-Attiyah and Carlos Sainz on this year's Dakar, but Nasser Al-Attiyah aims to sign the frenchman for his Dakar team for 2014.
"We talked about sport in general, I know he would like to try to run the Dakar one day, but he was with his family and that was not the time to get further in this project. I would like to run maybe five buggies in next year's Dakar. Of course, I have good relationship with my country, but also with Red Bull that backs a lot of drivers. If he wants to drive one my cars, he is more than welcome..."
Sebastien Loeb also revealed his interest in the Dakar rally in the future, saying it would be a private entry, with no link with Citroën.
This year, Sebastien Loeb will run five WRC rounds, and he will take part to the GT Sprint Series championship in a McLaren ran by his racing team. He will probably develop the Citroen WTCC car, as the french constructor is set to join the championship in 2014.
In an interview to french daily paper L'Equipe, the driver from Qatar, who currently runs in second position in the Dakar rally, revealed: "I invited Sebastien to visit me in Qatar. I have a buggy to have fun in the sand, and he tried it." That was not the buggy ran by Al-Attiyah and Carlos Sainz on this year's Dakar, but Nasser Al-Attiyah aims to sign the frenchman for his Dakar team for 2014.
"We talked about sport in general, I know he would like to try to run the Dakar one day, but he was with his family and that was not the time to get further in this project. I would like to run maybe five buggies in next year's Dakar. Of course, I have good relationship with my country, but also with Red Bull that backs a lot of drivers. If he wants to drive one my cars, he is more than welcome..."
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| Sebastien Loeb. (Photo: Citroen Racing) |
Sebastien Loeb also revealed his interest in the Dakar rally in the future, saying it would be a private entry, with no link with Citroën.
This year, Sebastien Loeb will run five WRC rounds, and he will take part to the GT Sprint Series championship in a McLaren ran by his racing team. He will probably develop the Citroen WTCC car, as the french constructor is set to join the championship in 2014.