Petter Solberg has revealed his sadness after confirming that he won’t take part in next year’s FIA World Rally Championship. The charismatic Norwegian, world champion in 2003, has announced in a statement that he will “explore and direct focus in a different direction in his successful and decorated career”. His decision brings to an end […]
Read moreSebastien Loeb marked his final outing as a full-time driver in the FIA World Rally Championship with the 76th victory of his career on RallyRACC-Rally de Espana, which finished in Salou this afternoon following three days of thrilling competition. After struggling for pace through Friday’s rain-hit, mainly gravel tests, Loeb moved in front on the […]
Read moreKimi Raikkonen proved just how sharp driving in the FIA World Rally Championship keeps you when he got back to winning ways in Formula One with victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last weekend. In between tributes to his Lotus team and his car, the Iceman explained how the WRC had helped him return […]
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Hayden Paddon will contest the final round of the FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship in Spain next week after Red Bull stepped in to help the cash-strapped New Zealander. Paddon dropped out of SWRC title contention on the previous round in France and feared his depleted funds wouldn’t cover the season-closer in Salou from […]
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Mikko Hirvonen has claimed his 15th victory in the FIA World Rally Championship by winning Rally Italia Sardegna for the first time after finishing runner-up on five previous occasions alongside co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen. The result, the Finn’s first triumph for the factory Citroen team, secures second place in the WRC drivers’ standings subject to final […]
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Sebastien Loeb has blamed an incorrect pace note for being too fast through the corner where his hopes of a ninth victory in this year’s FIA World Rally Championship ended this morning. Loeb was leading Rally Italia Sardegna by 1.1s when he hit trouble, damaging his Citroen DS3 WRC’s steering striking a rock. “I was […]
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Jari-Matti Latvala’s “experience, aggression and exceptional speed” convinced Volkswagen Motorsport that the Finn was the ideal candidate to partner Sebastien Ogier in its factory line-up from the start of the 2013 FIA World Rally Championship. Following his five-year stint as a works Ford driver, Latvala will switch to Volkswagen to pilot one of its all-new […]
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Mini is to withdraw its financial support for its works team – WRC Team Mini Portugal – at the end of this season. The team’s drivers Chris Atkinson and Paulo Nobre face an uncertain future with the Motorsport Italia-run squad following an announcement by Dr Key Segler, senior vice-president of Mini business coordination and brand […]
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Sebastien Loeb secured his ninth FIA World Rally Championship crown – and Citroen’s eighth manufacturers’ title success – with WRC career victory number 75 on Rallye de France Alsace today. In emotional scenes at the finish of the final stage in his hometown of Haguenau, Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena celebrated victory by 15.5s ahead […]
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The FIA World Rally Championship will get a new global promoter from 2013 after the World Motor Sport Council gave the proposal the green light. At a meeting in Paris earlier today, the WMSC approved for the FIA to proceed with an agreement with The Sportsman Media Group and Red Bull Media House to become […]
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