Loeb cleared by WRC team to race F1

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Five times WRC champion Sebastien Loeb has been given permission by his Citroen team to make his Formula One debut in Abu Dhabi if he is offered a drive.

Loeb has long expressed a wish to try his hand at an F1 race, having impressed during testing for both Red Bull and Renault in recent years.

With Red Bull being a major sponsor of Citroen's WRC team, a link-up with Red Bull's 'junior' outfit Scuderia Toro Rosso seems the most likely option.

Citroen team principal Olivier Quesnel has now come out and said that Loeb can race in F1 provided the opportunity arises itself outside of the WRC season.