Rallying-You think I'm fat? Sod off, says Loeb's co-driver

ByReuters

Published 26/01/2020 at 17:48 GMT

PARIS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Daniel Elena, the co-pilot of nine-time rallying world champion Sebastien Loeb, has hit out at fans who have accused him of being overweight.

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"To those who criticise on social media and suck their thumb on their couch, put your ass in a race car and live what we just lived," Elena said on Twitter.

"I'm a bon vivant, I enjoy life. To those who say I'm fat, I say sod off."

Elena and Loeb finished sixth in the Monte Carlo Rally, which was won by Belgian Thierry Neuville on Sunday. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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