Sébastien Loeb Keeps It On Wax

Thursday, 06 October 2011 09:40

As a man who spends his time hurtling around rally stages around the world, Sébastien Loeb took a rest from breakneck speeds to become the first rally driver to be immortalised for the Grévin Wax Museum.

As undoubtedly one of the most renowned rally driver of our time, Sébastien Loeb’s deserved place in the museum will see him clad in his Citroën driving suit from October 13, alongside rugby player Sébastien Chabal and basketball star Tony Parker.

It took six months to create his wax double from his first rendezvous with sculptor Stéphane Barret and the workshop team, and Loeb told us;”I’m very flattered to be part of the Grévin museum. It’s an honour and also recognition for our branch of the sport as one that’s representative of France. I must say that I was very impressed by the amount of work that went into creating my figure in wax. It was really unbelievable!”

Witnessing a meteoric rise to fame throughout his 10 year career, Sébastien Loeb and his faithful Citroën have dominated his sport between 2004 and 2011; winning seven consecutive World Rally Championship titles with his friend and co-driver, Daniel Elena.

With two events to go until the end of the season the crew currently leads the drivers’ overall classification. Ruth Harrison

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