Sebastien Loeb tests the Red Bull

F1
Published: November 2008 | Updated: 19 September 2019
Published: November 2008 | Updated: 19 September 2019

The fact that he was only 1.5 seconds off the fastest time in Barcelona on Monday, tends to suggest that the five-time World Rally Champion isn’t half bad in a Formula 1 car…

The Frenchman tested at a damp Silverstone in order to acclimatise himself with the car and then took on a group of Formula 1 drivers and testers in Barcelona managing to post the 8th fastest time out of 17 drivers.

[youtube]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eNnRD8FJKi8[/youtube]

Ed Foster

Ed returned from a stint in Milan, working on the Italian version of Autocar, and joined the team in August 2007 for nigh-on 10 years. As website editor, Ed wrote various features and is a regular contributor to TV and radio. He was awarded the MSA/Renault Young Motoring Journalist of the Year in January 2009 and the New Media Award in 2012.

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