A from-the-heart tweet has landed Sebastien Ogier's wife in hot water after the Frenchman hit trouble on day one of Rally Catalunya.
With his title hopes on the line, Ogier won the first stage of the rally in his Citroen C3 WRC, but lost any chance of a win on the following test.
A hydraulic hose came loose and the six-time World Champion haemorrhaged time with power steering failure and gear selection problems.
A fuming Andrea Kaiser tweeted:
At the end of the event it probably made no difference, as Tanak did enough to defeat Thierry Neuville to win his first title.
Nevertheless, Mrs Ogier made her feelings quite clear.
One wonders if she'd forgotten that Citroen pay her husband $12 million plus for the thrill of driving their car .....
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At the end of the event it probably made no difference, as Tanak did enough to defeat Thierry Neuville to win his first title.
Nevertheless, Mrs Ogier made her feelings quite clear.
One wonders if she'd forgotten that Citroen pay her husband $12 million plus for the thrill of driving their car .....
