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The WRC heirs scrapping to assume Ogier's throne in 2022

Eight-time World Rally Championship king Sebastien Ogier has abdicated (well, gone part-time) in 2022, meaning for just the second time in the past decade we will have a different champion this year. We pick out the drivers gunning to take his place and take over the mantle as the WRC's new ruler

For only the second time in almost a decade, a name other than 'Sebastien Ogier' will be etched onto the World Rally Championship trophy come the end of 2022. After racking up an eighth world title last year, Ogier, perhaps the greatest driver to grace the WRC, will no longer be fighting for the championship he has dominated since 2013.

Set for a partial campaign with Toyota this season in a third GR Yaris, Ogier's move into semi-retirement means the title race is wide open. But who will become the heir to the Frenchman's throne? New Rally1 regulations promise a truly unpredictable fight for the 2022 title.

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