Tag: Citroen
Rally – Poland Day 1 & 2
Rally Poland has ended its first day of competition and there were a couple surprises to talk about. This event may see the first change in the drivers’ championship as well as helps a certain team make a real ball game out of the manufacturer’s title as well. With Petter Solberg having the early lead after the spectator stage, it was on to the loose dirt/gravel surfaces in the super stages. Mikko Hirvonen continued to roll through the stages all morning and was granted a sigh of relief after Sebastian…
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Rally – Solberg Secures Sponsorship
In an article posted by the awesome guys at Rallybuzz.com, Petter Solberg’s WRC team has secured a big sponsorship with oil giant Shell joining. Solberg has put together spectacular results thus far with a very dated Citroen Xsara. Not only is the deal running for the rest of this year, but it will also run the full 2010 season. That being said, that should ensure that Petter receives upgrades as he needs them and will also see the former champion run all of the rallies this year and next. We…
Read MoreRally – Rally d’Italia Wrap-up
As you have probably heard by now, Sebastian Loeb has finally been beaten this year. Jari Matti-Latvala and his BP Ford Focus WRC finally put to rest some speculation on Latvala’s position with the team. Mikko Hirvonen came home in second place making it a Ford 1/2 which was desperately needed for championship aspirations. Petter Solberg finished on another podium with a third place finish and Sebastian Loeb was dropped to fourth after a FIA ruling penalized the Frenchman for his co-driver removing his seat belt before the Citroen C4…
Read MoreRally – Italy Day 2
1. 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA 2:58:03.5 0.0 2. 3 Mikko HIRVONEN 2:58:13.4 +9.9 3. 11 Petter SOLBERG 2:59:16.1 +1:12.6 4. 1 Sébastien LOEB 2:59:18.3 +1:14.8 5. 7 Evgeny NOVIKOV 3:00:49.5 +2:46.0 6. 5 Matthew WILSON 3:03:06.3 +5:02.8 7. 10 Khalid AL QASSIMI 3:05:01.4 +6:57.9 8. 2 Dani SORDO 3:07:22.3 +9:18.8 9. 21 Mads ÖSTBERG 3:10:32.5 +12:29.0 10. 6 Henning SOLBERG 3:10:33.6 +12:30.1 11. 146 Patrik SANDELL 3:12:58.2 +14:54.7 12. 150 Nasser AL-ATTIYAH 3:13:21.7 +15:18.2 13. 147 Armindo ARAUJO 3:14:07.8 +16:04.3 14. 63 Jarkko NIKARA 3:14:20.4 +16:16.9 15. 32 Michal KOSCIUSZKO 3:14:27.5…
Read MoreRally – Italy Day 1
Day 1 in Italy has come to a close and as usual there were heavy tactics in play amongst the front runners. Jari Mati-Latvala has opened a 40 second lead over teammate Mikko Hirvonen and has 42 seconds over Sebastian Loeb who is currently 3rd. Loeb stopped a full 10 seconds right before the finish line in an attempt to get further behind Hirvonen so that the Fords may plow the tough gravel on Day 2. Hirvonen attempted to slow down enough to keep it close and was unable to…
Read MoreRally – Rally d’Italia Preview
Sebastian Loeb has won the first five rounds of this years WRC World Championship andthere are no indications that things will change this weekend. The Frenchman has won the Italian stage of the championship three times and is looking to win again while adding to the impressive points lead he has established. BP Ford will be looking to take their first win of the year and are definitely looking to recover from the problems of Argentina that saw Mikko Hirvonen retire for the first time this year. However, as usual,…
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Rally Argentina Wrap Up
Yesterday was the end of the Rally of Argentina and as usual the attrition numbers were high. On Day 2 we lost Mikko Hirvonen to overheating and day 3 saw its fair share of retirements. Jari Matti Latvala retired late in the day as did Petter Solberg. Both drivers had fuel pressure issues after a jump on course damaged the system. Sebastian Loeb won his 52nd rally of his career and his fifth straight this year. Citroen Total teammate Dani Sordo finished second and overtook Mikko Hirvonen for second in…
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