Nine-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb joined newly-crowned 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia champion Earl Bamber as the pair to have made their debuts on Macau's unforgiving Guia street circuit at the weekend. Loeb joins the series extra competition race at Macau as Porsche's invited Star Guest Driver. Said Loeb ahead of his debut on the circuit often dubbed 'the Monaco of the Far East': "I only know that it's a hard track but that drivers appreciate it in general. Everybody tells me that it's unique and great to drive on." Loeb arrived, checked it out, put on his racing suit, helmet and gloves and entertained and delivered: 3rd on the Grid after a qualifying on a dry track; a podium, 2nd, on a very tricky with wet track "with aquaplaning" that felt like driving "on Ice." Reporter and Grand Prix announcer Alfredo Maria Vaz has this exclusive interview with Sébastien Loeb on Parc-Fermé . Racing at Macau and the preparations for the 1014 season moving to the World Touring Car Championships with Citroen. Right Said Seb: " At the start it was too wet, there was a bit of aquaplaning. It (felt) like driving on ice." (...) "In the beginning it was really trick, then the track began to get better (as it started to dry on the racing line) but I lost a lot of time behind Earl (Bamber, eventual winner). After that the race was shortened I couldn't (get him) The race was fast, and the first laps after the Safety Car were very fast." In the end Seb admitted that with so much water still hampering vital track possible overtaking zones, "It would have been difficult to overtake, even if I was right behind (Earl Bamber)" PREPARATION FOR WTCC 2014 with Citroen "Sure this was an important experience for me. All experience I can take on any track is important, especially this one that is quite special, quite tricky, with all this bumps and all." All in all Sábastien gives a thumbs up on his Macau Debut Report Card. He takes home a podium finish at the Guia Circuit on his maiden race at Macau, 2nd behind Earl Bamber, another debutant and 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Champion. The Gods of Weather planned it out for Seb Loeb in a way that the 9 times World Rally Champion would have both a dry track and a wet (race) track in his preparations for his return next year, on board the saloon cars of WTCC's new team Peugeot. "It was very important to drive here", Sébastien told again at the end of our Post Race Paddock Talk, "especially with this conditions." Thank you Sébastien Loeb. Looking forward to seeing you here for the final Rounds of the 10th World Touring Car Championship of 2014, Sunday, November 16, 2014. 60 years of videos archives pictures and data on racing at the Guia Circuit: Voyages in time past back to the present. For news, views reviews analysis, predictions, reactions from drivers riders,managers and you, the subscribers. We want to be serve as a platform - a tool - to all of us that have a passion for the Macau Grand Prix and want or need a platform to share and express ones views, news and reviews about one of the most prestigious and celebrated motor sports events in the world. Ladies and Gentlemen, please start your engines

• published: 19 Nov 2013
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