Loeb powers towards ninth win in Germany

Sebastien Loeb continued his dominance of the German Rally as he moved into a commanding lead on today’s second leg to stand on the brink of his ninth victory in this event.

Loeb has been the undisputed master of the German Rally since the event was introduced to the WRC calendar in 2002, his only failure to win coming last season when a puncture saw his then Citroen team-mate Sebastien Ogier claim the spoils.