[双语简报-WRC][勒布vs.奥吉尔！WRC王者正面对决即将上演～]
*ICON LOEB MAKES WRC COMEBACK WITH M-SPORT FORD
*原标题：勒布携手M-SPORT回归WRC
**译文版权up所有，原文及图片摘自WRC官网，有删减
Sébastien Loeb will make a sensational FIA World Rally Championship return to renew rivalries with old foe Sébastien Ogier at next month’s Rallye Monte-Carlo (January 20 - 23).
塞巴斯蒂安·勒布要回归WRC了！本月的揭幕战蒙特卡洛拉力赛上，法国人将复出，与同胞奥吉尔延续二者的王者对决。
The most successful driver in WRC history has agreed a deal with M-Sport Ford to drive its all-new hybrid-powered Puma WRC Rally1 in the opening round of 2022.
这位WRC史上最成功的车手，讲携手M-SPORT车队，驾驶全新的混动美洲狮赛车出战2022赛季揭幕战。
Ogier will be at the wheel of a Toyota GR Yaris WRC Rally1 in the first event of a part-programme for the man who clinched his eighth drivers’ crown last month.
新科八冠王奥吉尔也将继续驾驶丰田雅力士赛车，以非全职的形式，加入到今年的WRC围场中。
The two Frenchmen, former team-mates at Citroën, have won 17 of the last 18 WRC titles. Both are masters of Monte-Carlo’s fiendish conditions. Ogier is the most successful driver at the rally with eight victories. Loeb is one behind with seven.
这对曾今的法国队友包办了过去18年中的17个年度冠军，并数次在蒙特卡洛险恶的环境下称王。奥吉尔作为蒙特卡洛之王，曾8次拿下分站冠军，勒布则凭借7次胜利紧随其后。
Loeb tested a Puma in Spain in October and was at the wheel last month in the French Alps as speculation increased that he would join M-Sport Ford for the opening event of the hybrid era.
勒布于去年十月在西班牙，以及十一月在阿尔卑斯山，测试了新款美洲狮赛车。这在当时就引发了关于九冠王加盟福特，一同开启混动新时代的猜测。
“It makes it a bit more challenging to use and it is exciting to have something new to manage in the car. When I tested the car I was really impressed by how well balanced it is and how powerful it is with the hybrid. I really enjoyed it.”
“车上有不少新元素，驾驶起来还蛮有挑战性的。测试时我就感觉到，赛车的平衡性，混动系统的强大动力，都给人留下了深刻印象。我很享受这台车。”
Monte-Carlo will mark Loeb’s first WRC outing since a two-year part-programme with Hyundai Motorsport ended in 2020. He will fly to France from the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia where he will drive for the Prodrive-run Bahrain Raid Extreme team.
在2020年结束了同现代为期两年的兼职合同后，今年的蒙特卡洛是勒布首次回归WRC比赛周末。他将在完成Prodrive的达喀尔参赛任务后，从沙特直飞法国。
“I like what I do, I always enjoying driving, but when I do a WRC event it is just an amazing feeling. It is something I enjoy a lot.” Loeb added.
“我喜欢自己的工作，总是享受着驾驶的乐趣。不过我还是最喜欢跑WRC的感觉，这美妙极了。”
原文地址：
https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/wrc/icon-loeb-makes-wrc-comeback-with-msport-ford/
