Today FIA published the list of manufacturer entries for next month’s Rally Mexico, with all the usual suspects. With Prodrive-run team and it’s drivers missing from this list and WRC Team Mini Portugal’s duo of Armindo Araujo and Paulo Nobre not eligible for manufacturer points, Mini will once again stage a cameo appearance in World...
Norwegian driver did not particularly enjoy the new qualification stage system which was used in Rally Sweden for the first time. Go Fast pilot thinks new system is not fair towards privateers. However, Henning did not offer any valid alternative, and we all know how ugly things looked in recent years with deliberate slowing on...
Peugeot’s abrupt exit from Le Mans Series programme was quite a shock and raised many questions within the motorsport community. French company was quick to explain that the reasons for this exit were quite simple – Peugeot wants to focus on upcoming debuts of several new road models. In short, whether it was the money...
For me it’s quite clear who gets the coveted “drive of the rally” title, although as MaxRally suggests, there are several very strong candidates among the Rally Sweden competitors. Jari-Matti Latvala was high quality World Rally Championship material this weekend. No mistakes, no inconsistencies, no hesitation – just calm and focused racer behind the wheel....
Rally Sweden stewards confirmed the penalty to Proton Motorsport and it’s drivers following the irregularities revealed by post-rally scrutineering. Both drivers were handed a two minute penalty which dropped Per Gunnar Andresson from 12th to 14th position overall while his S2000 position remains intact. Alister McRae remains 37th.
Post event Press Conference Sunday 12 February Present: 1st – Jari-Matti Latvala, Ford World Rally Team 1st – Miikka Anttila, Ford World Rally Team 2nd – Mikko Hirvonen, Citroën Total World Rally Team 2nd – Jarmo Lehtinen, Citroën Total World Rally Team 3rd – Mads Østberg, Mads Østberg 3rd – Jonas Andersson, Mads Østberg Malcolm...
Kiwi world production car rally champions Hayden Paddon and John Kennard have finished Rally Sweden – Paddon’s first event on snow – with a solid fourth place in the Super 2000 World Rally Championship field. Twenty four-year-old Paddon was pleased to have finished the first event of his SWRC season.
Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena keep the lead in the Drivers’ World Championship with the points awarded for sixth place and the best time in the Power Stage. Citroën also holds onto its first position in the Manufacturers’ World Championship. Much shorter and compact than the first two days, day three of Rally Sweden was...
