Loeb gives up on F1 dream
Seven-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb says he has given up on the idea of competing in Formula One.
Loeb secured a deal with the Toro Rosso team to drive at the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix but motor racing's governing body refused to grant him a super license because of his lack of experience.
The Frenchman told L'Equipe website that "Formula One is over for me. If I had a chance to drive for fun, I would certainly do it with pleasure, but I don't think I will compete in a race one day."
He reckons that any F1 outing would have been a struggle for him, predicting that his transition would have been just as challenging as Kimi Raikkonen's move to the WRC has proved this season.
Loeb is well aware that a switch from the WRC to F1 would require a great adjustment, and with age not on his side it is perhaps unrealistic to think he could make the transition.
"Like you see for Kimi [Raikkonen, former F1 World Champion] also, it's hard work to get the experience and for sure the other way would be the same," he explained.
"When you see the young drivers coming into Formula One, they are 20 years old and I am 36, so maybe I have to think of something else now."
Loeb will drive for Citroen in the World Rally Championship for an eleventh season in 2011.
Credit: PlanetF1.com (www.planetf1.com)
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