After falling out of love with Formula 1 in 2009, Kimi Raikkonen seems to be game for anything in 4 wheeled motorsports. his 2 year foray in WRC has been an eye opener but not successful for someone who won races and a title in Formula 1. He even tried out NASCAR this year, with [...]
Seven time World Champion Sebastien Loeb was unable to make it an unprecedented 9 wins in a row in Rally Deutschland, no thanks to a puncture on day 2. His Citroen teammate Sebastien Ogier inherited a large lead into day 3 and comfortably took the win. Loeb, who has won every WRC event in Germany, [...]
Volkswagen has confirming its participation in the World Rally Championship, prior to the Rally d’Italia in Sardinia. Volkswagen first ever World Rally Car will be the Polo, with the car competing for the first time in 2013. Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg said: “In the past, we celebrated our sporting success in the desert, in 2009 first [...]
Finally there’s a place for motorsport fans to congregate in KL without the threat of football fans taking over the channel in favor of their game over our race. Dubbed Super GP Caffee, it is the first motor sports themed cafe in South East Asia with an objective to increase the awareness, knowledge and appreciation [...]
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 [...]
Sebastien Loeb clinched a record seventh consecutive World Rally Championship title with the 60th win of his career and his sixth of the season – in his home rally in France. He secured the title in his home town of Haguenau in front of a vast and ecstatic local crowd. “For sure it makes it [...]
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 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 [...]
