Opinion: Race of Champions continues Loeb's amazing 2022 run
Vettel is a previous RoC champion in its previous guise as a stadium-based event but relished adapting to racing on ice. The Formula 1 ace took a heat off Loeb when the WRC legend made a rare mistake and spun, but he was powerless to stop Loeb taking a 3-1 win, sealed in a duel driving Polaris RZR Pro XP buggies.
The day before, rallying father-and-son duo Petter and Oliver Solberg won the Nations Cup for Team Norway, beating impressive American team Jimmie Johnson and Colton Herta. nia, but the Nascar and Indycar stars made themselves at home far outside of their usual comfort zone.Twice a winner of the Race of Champions, David Coulthard was out of luck this year, as he was beaten by old McLaren mucker Mika Häkkinen – not for the first time, as he self-deprecatingly quipped.
The Scot handled the pressure as a rookie replacement for Ayrton Senna at Williams when the Brazilian was killed in 1994, won a race in his first full season, then 12 more during a long spell at McLaren. Sure, he didn’t have quite the stuff to become champion, but was runner-up in 2001 and on his best days could beat Michael Schumacher in his pomp.
A great ambassador for his sport, DC is also an increasingly accomplished broadcaster, businessman and president of the British Racing Drivers’ Club.
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