We are at the Rallye Monte Carlo this weekend (YES – the Rallye Monte Carlo!) and we’ll take a photographic look at the event through the weekend.  Here is the first of our posts from the Ceremonial Start held in Monaco.

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Seb Ogier and Julian Ingrassia – can anyone conquer them this year?  A dominant year last year for the French duo in the VW. Julian says hi…

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It will be Seb vs Seb this weekend.  Citroen vs VW.  Loeb and Elana are back for 1 rally and he was very quick in stage 1 but by the end of day 1 a rock put paid to the rivalry

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Neuville and Gilsoul will be expecting a lot this year – upgrades to the Hyundai will be coming on through the year and after the win in Germany, they’ll be hoping for more

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M-Sport are back with Evans and new-boy Tanak.  An inexperienced lineup will hurt along with a lack of funds compared to their rivals

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The #1 plate again belongs to Ogier and Ingrassia.  An imposing force

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Julian Maruin is back with a M-Sport Ford for Rallye Monte Carlo

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Bouffier and Prokop are back both with M-Sport cars.  One has high expectations for a part season, Prokop on the other hand is hoping to build on a positive 2014 seaspn

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Mr Loeb is back – it seems odd to see him without the #1 on his car!

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A historic French name in a historic French rally.  The DS brand is now a stand alone brand – not a Citroen anymore – and it is 60 years since we saw the frame-smashing original DSs.  The rallye is also held mostly in France, hundreds of kilometres from Monte-Carlo

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Neuville and Latvala talk before the start of the first stages

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The Citroen and Hyundai guys share a joke before the rally got underway

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Photos by Sam Tickell,  January 2015

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