Sébastien Loeb explains why he separated from Daniel Elena

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The news had caused a stir in the world of motorsport.

Ten days ago, Sébastien Loëb made the decision to part ways with his historic co-driver, Daniel Elena, in view of the repeated failures on the Dakar, which the nine-time WRC world champion aims to win.

After "let the controversy get" as he explains in an interview with

, the French driver gives his version of the story.

And clears Prodrive - designated by Elena as responsible for this separation - of any responsibility.

“They brought up the fact that we had not been very good in the field of navigation, but I already knew it, begins Loëb.

I had felt it myself in the car and I was already convinced that I had to try something new, with someone who works differently and who can perhaps help me, channel me.

The pilot therefore took his phone to call his partner almost always and tell him the news.

Bickering and loss of confidence

Loëb also mentions the shortcomings of Daniel Elena compared to the Dakar specialists.

“Daniel did pretty well, I'm not saying he was bad, but it is clear that the specialists in the discipline are a little better than him.

We did some gardening and, above all, it was complicated between us.

We bumped into each other two, three times, it was a little more tense than usual.

Not humanely, but we got tangled up in our communication in the car and that caused a loss of confidence.

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Dakar: Sébastien Loeb separates from his historic co-driver Daniel Elena

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