Rally Car: Citroen Xsara
The Citroen Xsara has received the Autosport Award for Rally Car of the Year. The Xsara was dominant throughout the year to take driver Sebastien Loeb to his first World Rally Championship and Citroen's second manufacturers' title
Autosport Awards
The Autosport Awards are a series of awards presented by motor racing magazine Autosport to drivers that have achieved significant milestones each season. Some of the presentations are selected by the general public via a reader's poll.
Team boss Guy Frequelin paid tribute to his outstanding team and also praised former world champion Carlos Sainz who announced his retirement from the sport earlier this year.
"It's a great satisfaction to have a car fast on every surface, it's a great achievement," Frequelin said. "I'm very happy about this season because the team did a very good job. A French car, a French driver and the French tyres with Michelin - it's been a very good year for France!"
"But you can't forget Carlos [Sainz]. He was a very good entrant for Citroen. He is a great champion, a great spostman and a very good pilot and I'm very happy to have worked these last two yeass with him".
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