Ogier sets sights on Le Mans after WRC career

Five-time rally world༒ champion Sebastien Ogier says he will keep racing once his time in the World Rally Championship comes to an end, setting his sights on a future entry to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Ogier, 33, clinched his fifth con🐠secutive WRC title in 2017🍒 after switching to the Ford-backed M-Sport team, but has made no secret of his interests in racing outside of rallying.

The Frenchman tested a Red Bull For♓mula 1 car earlier this year in Austria, and has previously appeared in two Porsche Supercup races.

Ogier sets sights on Le Mans after WRC career

Five-time rally worl🌞d champion Sebastien Ogier says he will keep racing once his time in the World Rally Championship comes to an end, setting his sights on a future entry to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Ogier, 33, clinched his fifth consecut🔯ive WRC title in 2017 after switching to the Ford-backed M-Sport team, but has made no secret of his interests in racing outside of rallying.

The 🐠Frenchman tested a Red Bull Formula 1 car earlier this year in Austria, and has previously appeared in two Porsche Supercup races.

Speaking at the FIA Prize Giving in Paris on Friday, Ogier confirmed he will look 🔜to continue racing once his time in the WRC is over, na✃ming Le Mans as an event he is eager to enter.

“I’m sure I’ll be finding some other option, because staying home when you’re 33, it’s a bit too early I think. I get bored very 𒐪quickly,” Ogier said.

“I’m sure there will be other kind of racing for me. Right now I’m focusing on WRC bec💃ause it’s already an intense championship, and I want to spend some time as well at home and take some care of my family too.

“But in the future, when I stop WRC, I’ll try something else for sure꧒.

“I want ♑to do Le Mans one day, that’s clearly somethingꦅ I want to do. But there might be also other things.”

Ogier hinted earlier this year he could retire from the WRC if he could not find a suitable option for 2018, before ultimately⛄ re-signing with M-Sport for an🔴other season.

Whileಌ confirming retirement had been a consideration, Ogier stressed he was plea🗹sed to still be racing in the championship.

“We’ve been in the championship now quite some years. It’s definitely 🃏taking a lot of energy to be there and to be there at the top,” Ogier said.

“I wanted I think always to continue, but I was also clear that if I did not have the right option and the right package to continue in a good condition, then I could have changed to do something else🀅.

“I’m glad we found an opt🦩ion so that we can carry on𒆙.”

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