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Dear medias, Please click on the links below to download the day 3 podcasts from Pierre Budar, Citroën Racing Team Principal, Esapekka Lappi & Sébastien Ogier, the Citroën Total WRT drivers. Available in French / en for both Pierre & Sébastien and en / Finnish for Esapekka. Free of rights for editorial use. Pierre Budar : https://we.tl/t-FHL2dcMlUO Sébastien Ogier : https://we.tl/t-h3xUpD7ayk Esapekka Lappi : https://we.tl/t-ujzL3bQ5eU

A highly combative performance on Sunday’s final leg in their C3 WRC saw Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm hold off the attacks of their fiercely competitive rivals to secure second place overall, their first podium for Citroën Total World Rally Team. Recent winners of the Rallye Monte-Carlo, Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia meanwhile used all of their talent and determination to grab two bonus points on the Power Stage, despite the disappointment of retiring earlier in the rally.

Dear medias, Please click on the links below to download the day 2 podcasts from Pierre Budar, Citroën Racing Team Principal, Esapekka Lappi & Sébastien Ogier, the Citroën Total WRT drivers. Available in French / en for both Pierre & Sébastien and en / Finnish for Esapekka. Free of rights for editorial use. Pierre Budar : https://we.tl/t-IVQyhW5GC2 Sébastien Ogier : https://we.tl/t-bArQLtBMvo Esapekka Lappi : https://we.tl/t-B7a7hFHKa5

One of the big movers on Saturday’s leg, Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm gradually made up ground on the leading crews to end day two in joint second position ahead of what promises to be an incredibly exciting climax on Sunday! Meanwhile, after rejoining the action to get more kilometres under their belt in the C3 WRC, Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were also in impressive form for the Citroën Total World Rally Team, claiming no fewer than three stage wins as the battle among the leaders raged around them.

Dear medias, Please click on the link below to download on our media website the day 1 podcasts from Pierre Budar, Citroën Racing Team Principal, and Esapekka Lappi. Available in French / en for Pierre and en / Finnish for Esapekka. Free of rights for editorial use.

Having made a solid start to the opening leg despite running first on the road, Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia were unfortunately forced to retire in the afternoon when they ran into a snow bank. Although their C3 WRC was undamaged, it became stuck in the verge and they were unable to get going again. The recent winners of Rallye Monte-Carlo will rejoin tomorrow. Also having made a promising start to their race despite a spin, Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm ended the day on a high with a second fastest time, moving them up to fifth place.

Dear medias, Please click on the link below to download on our media website the podcast preview from Pierre Budar, Citroën Racing Team Principal, Sébastien Ogier and Esapekka Lappi. Available in French / en for both Pierre and Sebastien, and en / Finnish for Esapekka. Free of rights for editorial use.

Whilst the world skiing championship are currently being held in the country, Sweden is also preparing to be thrilled by a different set of acrobatic talents next week. Tightrope walkers like Sébastien Ogier – Julien Ingrassia and Esapekka Lappi – Janne Ferm, the crews competing in the Citroën Total World Rally Team’s two C3 WRCs, will brave the forests of Värmland at the second round – and the only one held exclusively on snow and ice – of the world rally championship.