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They were around in the ’80s, they’re still here half a century later – well, almost: Stefano Modena, ex-F1 driver, and Bruno Thiry, talented rally driver, are doing more than just taking part in this 8th E-Rallye Monte-Carlo. In eye-catching cars, starting with the Italian’s superb Audi e-tron, with 70 F1 Grands Prix under his belt and 2 podium finishes: Monaco 1989, in a Brabham, then Canada 1991, in a Tyrrell.
Thiry the Belgian’s track record isn’t bad either. Belgian Rookie of the Year in 1988, he had to wait 15 years to become European Rally Champion, in 2003. And twenty years later, he’s back in Monaco, with a strange inscription on the doors of his ID3 from the Belgian VW Club, who kindly invited him: “Oufti ke tchouket”. Which means, in Belgian dialect, “F…, what a bomb!” No comment.
They are true sailors, prominent members of the Monaco Yacht Club, who have helmed a number of sailing boats, not only in the Mediterranean. Olivier Campana and Nicolas Milanesio have a fine “sailing” CV, to which an additional line could well be added on Saturday, in the electric rally section. They are second in the overall standings on Friday evening, with only 4 stages to go, and only 180 points behind the Spanish leaders. If Olivier and Nicolas manage to win this electric regatta on Saturday, with a victorious final tack, there’s one Monegasque who’ll be congratulating them warmly: Daniel Elena, the nine-time world rally co-driver champion, who knows a thing or two about navigation. As a child, Campana and Elena sailed small Optimist boats in the Bay of Monaco…
