Having eased his way out of an upside-down Citroen DS 3 WRC not an hour before, Sebastien Loeb smiled and reliably informed me there was always something to celebrate.
And with that, the Frenchman turned and walked away from his 168th and final World Rally Championship appearance on home ground in 2013.
Gone. Done. Finished. With the emphasis firmly on celebration rather than commiseration.
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