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ERC Acropolis: the toughest rally of the lot?

The latest round of the FIA European Rally Championship might just be the toughest one of the lot - as it's the place where the best rally driver in the world had his biggest-ever crash.

In 2009, the nine-time champion crashed his Citroen C4 out of the rally while running third.

"It was definitely the biggest accident of my career," he reflected. "We were in sixth gear, so no crash at that speed is ever going to be small. It was my fault: I heard the pace note but I was just a little too fast. We slid wide and clipped the side of a rock. That sent the car rolling: about four or five times I think."

In actual fact, it was six.

"It really wasn't such a big deal," Loeb added. "The important thing is always to try and understand how the accident happened, and what the mistake was you made, so that you don't do it again. Then you close the chapter and move on."

That's how tough the Acropolis is: it even caught out Loeb.

Zdfoj: fiaerc.com