WRC 2013: Who will succeed Sebastien?
The king of rallying Sebastien Loeb may be winding down his WRC career this season, but a queue of pretenders is already lining up to vie for his empty throne
Life after Loeb is almost inconceivable for a generation of World Rally Championship fans, but it's going to happen this year. And the list of drivers looking to succeed the semi-retiring Frenchman is long and increasingly illustrious.
Sebastien Loeb's departure will undoubtedly weaken the Citroen squad, but with Mikko Hirvonen and Dani Sordo installed in his absence, a good haul of points on every round is almost a certainty.
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