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The 36-year-old Frenchman is still in the
running for a seventh title but is 14 points behind Welsh team
mate Elfyn Evans with one round remaining, the Monza Rally in
Italy next month.
The season has been limited to just seven rounds due to the
pandemic, with Ogier winning in Mexico in March.
"We have had a short season with only a few rallies, but enough
for me to see that I really enjoy working with the team, I enjoy
driving this car," said Ogier, who had planned to retire at the
end of 2020.
"The fact that I had to spend like most people a lot of time at
home this year, I didn’t do the last season that I had expected
to do and to end my career with such a strange season was not
great.
"So, for sure, that was one of the reasons to change my mind
about my retirement. The plan is to keep pushing in 2021 and
hopefully have a better, normal season and try to push for a
last title."
Ogier won four titles with Volkswagen from 2013-16 and then two
with M-Sport Ford in 2017-18. He has won 48 world championship
rallies.
He joined Toyota from Citroen at the end of last year.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Ken Ferris)
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