The main driver from Citroen managed a relaxed victory in the Rally of Mexico. After his performances obtained in the second day of the competition, no one could even get close to Loeb.
Sebastian Loeb raised on the first position in the overall standings after the victory in the Rally of Mexico. For the French is the fourth victory in the Rally of Mexico. Loeb returned to that made him famous, yesterday, when he showed his talent. He earned victories in all the stages, except one, Saturday. The advance built Saturday was sufficient and well managed Sunday. Loeb hasn’t slowed and he drove quickly to his first victory of 2010. But in the last day, the duel for second place, between Petter Solberg and Sebastian Ogier, drew our attention. The two drivers fought until the last super special of the rally. Ogier had a small head start but old Solberg was
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Ken Block drove 170 km in England at the wheel of a Ford Focus RS WRC, as a training session before the Rally Mexico.
After we told you a few days ago that Block praised the Ford Focus RS WRC, now we are presenting you the video in which the American drives this “amazing piece of machinery,” as himself called the Monster Rally Team car at the wheel of which he will compete in the 2010 WRC season.
I personally expected Ken Block to do some insane drifts, but no, he drove the Focus RS WRC like a real rally drive should do. Even so, we are all wondering if he has any chance in front of the more experienced drivers. No, I’m not saying that Block is not a good driver, but when you are competing against Loeb, Hirvonen, Oiger and co. you need to be almost a god if you
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Red Bull denied the rumor that it has reached an agreement with Kimi Raikkonen for the Finn to make his return in Formula 1 in the 2011 season.
Kimi Raikkonen left Formula 1 at the end of the 2009 season to be part of a new experience in World Rally Championship with the Citroen Junior.
The second team of the French manufacturer is sponsored by the energy drinks company Red Bull, and this thing immediately led to the speculation that the Finn will return in Formula 1 next year, with the Austrian team. The rumors are fueled by the fact that Mark Webber’s current contract expires at the end of 2010 season, so the team will have an extra place available for the next season.
Earlier, Raikkonen admitted that it is too early to discuss such a project, and Dietrich Mateschitz, owner of the Red Bull, has reinforced the fact that between the two parties
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Ken Block praised the qualities of the Ford Focus RS WRC, the car that will help him make its debut in World Rally Championship.
The American stuntman, Ken Block, will make its debut in WRC’s Rally Mexico in early March, planning to drive a Ford Focus RS WRC for the Monster Rally Team. Block looks confident towards the new challenge in his career and says he was impressed by the qualities of the car produced by the US automaker.
“The WRC Focus RS is the most incredible piece of rally machinery that I have ever driven. I am really stoked to be getting into this car, because of where it stands in the world of rally—it is one of the top rally machines ever built,” he declared.
The American only had one day available to accommodate to the car, because he is also competing in Rally America, and previously scheduled tests in Britain have been canceled
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Kimi Raikkoen is optimistic that it will do respectably in Rally Mexico, despite the fact that his back pains stopped him from testing on gravel.
Kimi Raikkonen made his debut in the World Rally Championship in a round fully deployed on snow and ice in Sweden, being the reason why he has not yet enough experience on gravel at the steering wheel of the Citroen C4 WRC.
Finnish planed to perform more testing sessions before leaving for Mexico, but a back pain kept him away from the steering wheel and the pilot said he preferred not to take unnecessarily risks worsening an injury.
“My plan had initially been to take part in a test session on gravel, in order to get to know the Citroën C4 WRC a bit better on a new surface for me. But unfortunately I experienced a bit of back pain that stopped me from driving. I’ve had some treatment now
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