Ogier claims season opener
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Sebastien Ogier of France opened the defense of his world title with a commanding victory in the Rally Monte Carlo, his 41st in World Rallying Championships, yesterday. The M-Sport Ford driver, winner of the last five world titles, started the fourth and final leg with a 33.5-second lead over Toyota’s Ott Tanak and it proved a comfortable enough cushion. He extended his lead over the Estonian up to almost a minute ahead of the final stage and Tanak ended up second 58.3 seconds behind at the end of the four days. Finn Jari-Matti Latvala took third place, 1 minute 52 seconds off the pace. Ogier joined M-Sport last season after Volkswagen, with whom he won his first four titles, pulled out as part of a strategic shift to help the German carmaker overcome a costly emissions scandal. The Frenchman won only four of the 17 stages, including three of the first four, but always had his rivals in check in sometimes muddy conditions. The next leg of the world championships is the Rally Sweden from February 15-18.
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