Super Seb scored his way to a fourth Sardegna win and his second win for 2011. And he did it despite having spent 3 days sweeping the course for his rivals. Monsier “WRC” win today was his 64th WRC win.. Yes, 64 rally wins at the top level. MINI’s WRC debut also netted a 6th place for Seb’s [...]
Kimi Raikkonen says his rookie season with the Citroen Junior Rally Team has taught him a huge amount. “For sure I have improved as a driver this season,” said Raikkonen. “Rallying is a lot harder than F1, certainly for me. If you can drive on some of the roads we did this year, you can [...]
Six times World Champion, Sebastian Loeb has admitted 2011 could be his final WRC season. This season’s championship leader is on course for a seventh title. Asked recently whether he thought the 2011 season would be his last, 36 year old Loeb replied: “Undoubtedly yes.” “I feel I have taken enough risks and I am not [...]
Sebastien Ogier and Kimi Raikkonen secured the first ever 1-2 finish for the Citroen Junior Team after in the Rally della Lanterna in preparation for the upcoming asphalt events on the WRC schedule. The pair battled for victory in the Italian event, with Ogier eventually taking honours by less than six seconds. “It’s always great to [...]
Sebastien Loeb won his 3rd rally on the trot in Rally of Turkey today. Loeb took the lead after fellow Citroen driver Ogiers suffered a puncture on day 2. “We decided to stay first on the road and it was a good choice,” said Loeb. “We maybe expected rain, and I knew if I lifted off and [...]
After finishing, AND scoring, in the Jordan WRC round, Iceman Kimi is hoping to build on that experience to score further point sin Turkey. Unlike the previous rally where his rivals had some experience, the 2010 Turkish Rally will be on totally new stages, levellling the palying field. Raikkonen naturally is relishing the challenge. [...]
Mikko Hirvonen started his World Rally Championship title bid in the best way possible by beating Sebastien Loeb to victory in the Rally Sweden. Jari-Matti Latvala claimed the final podium spot ahead of Dani Sordo, while high-profile Formula 1 convert Kimi Raikkonen reached the finish in 30th place despite losing half an hour stuck [...]
WRC 2010 begins today in Rally of Sweden with a Super Special. Kimi Raikkonen will be makin his proper WRC debut, following on from last month’s Artic Rally. He’ll be hoping for better results this time. Not hitting any trees would be an improvement. WRC will be following F1′s points system for this [...]
The Iceman has crashed out of Stage 2 in the Artic Rally. He hit a tree apparently. But he hopes to rejoin to get some mileage. He was impressive on Stage 1, being only 5 seconds of WRC factory driver Dani Sordo. After assistance from spectators , Kimi was able to rejoin, a half hour [...]
