Loeb Extends His Lead As Elena Becomes Record Breaker
Monday, May 29th, 2006The Rally of Sardinia proved a huge success for Kronos Total Citro?�n WRT this weekend with an impressive fifth victory in a row for World Rally Champion S?�bastien Loeb and a record breaking 25th victory for co-driver Daniel Elena.
The triumphant weekend continued with a third place podium finish for Dani Sordo in his privately sponsored Citro?�n Xsara WRC and fourth place for Xevi Pons, Loeb���s team mate, which helped increase the manufacturers lead for Kronos Total Citro?�n WRT to 20 points.
The Italian victory saw co-driver Daniel Elena become the first co-driver in WRC history to reach 25 wins and extended Loeb���s championship lead to a massive 31 points. Loeb is now a single win away from equalling the 26 WRC victories achieved by the great Carlos Sainz.
S?�bastien Loeb commented: “Victory always tastes sweet. But this one is special. For Daniel, it���s a historic moment. Knowing just how much I want to beat Carlos Sainz���s record myself, I can easily imagine exactly how Daniel is feeling now, after becoming the first co-driver to chalk up 25 wins.”
Commenting on his record-breaking achievement Daniel Elena said: “The feeling is indescribable. It���s an intense happiness that is hard to put into words. I���d like to dedicate this record to my family, my daughter Dorine and my friend ���Beef��� Park.”