Volkswagen Polo R Claims First WRC Win
11 Feb 2013, 14:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Sebastien Ogier clinched the Volkswagen Polo R’s first World Rally Championship win after a fierce battle with nine-time crown holder Sebastien Loeb (Citroen) in Sweden. In its only second ...
Wilson Secures 6-Event Deal in 2011 WRC
23 Feb 2011, 12:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Matthew Wilson will compete in the 2011 World Rally Championship for at least 6 events, as confirmed by the M-Sport Stobart World Rally Team earlier this week. And although that might not seem as su...
Raikkonen Will Miss Rally Mexico, Focus on DS3 WRC Testing
21 Feb 2011, 14:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen began his second campaign in the World Rally Championship – his first one with the new Citroen DS3 WRC though – in a positive way, scoring a decent 8th place and making th...
Citroen Fears Michelin Tires Will Be an Issue in 2011
18 Feb 2011, 10:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Citroen's motorsport director Olivier Quesnel admitted that tire punctures might become an important factor in the 2011 World Rally Championship, after his team suffered a bunch of them during ...
Solberg Explains Suspended Driving License in Rally Sweden
14 Feb 2011, 15:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Petter Solberg made it very clear that having his driving license suspended by the Swedish police will not influence his participation in the 2011 World Rally Championship. Accordingly, he will be a...
Mikko Hirvonen Wins Rally Sweden
13 Feb 2011, 16:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mikko Hirvonen started off his 2010 World Rally Championship campaign in style this weekend, clinching the season opening Rally Sweden and heading a well-deserved 1-2-3 finish for Ford. Despite C...
Update: Henning Solberg Fastest in Rally Sweden Shakedown
10 Feb 2011, 08:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Seven-time world champion Sebastien Loeb will be the first driver to start this weekend's Rally Sweden, after setting the fastest time in the Thursday shakedown stage, early in the morning. ...
DMACK Makes WRC Debut with Martin Prokop
7 Feb 2011, 11:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It has been confirmed that Chinese tire maker DMACK will make its official debut in the World Rally Championship in 2011 from as early as Rally Sweden. The “lucky” car will be the Ford F...
Solberg Cannot Explain Sweden Failure
24 Feb 2010, 09:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hadn't it been for the new points format in the World Rally Championship, Norwegian driver Petter Solberg would not have made the scoreboard after the season opening Rally Sweden. And that woul...
Raikkonen Helps WRC, MTV3 Finland Reach Record Website Audience
19 Feb 2010, 11:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / We all knew that rallying is close to being the number one sport in Finland, but the arrival of Kimi Raikkonen in the World Rally Championship at the wheel of a Citroen C4 WRC has rocketed the TV au...
Therman Would Back Gronholm for Other WRC Events in 2010
17 Feb 2010, 11:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Marcus Gronholm finished the rally that he used to win for a record 5 times – Rally Sweden that is – only in 21st place last weekend, but his overall performance in the Ford Focus RS WRC...
Citroen Boss Tips Ogier for Future World Title
16 Feb 2010, 10:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / More bad news from Dani Sordo after the last weekend Rally Sweden, as the very team boss of Citroen WRC team Olivier Quesnel publicly tipped Sebastien Ogier as France's next world champion in t...
Citroen Admits Hirvonen Superiority in Sweden
16 Feb 2010, 08:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Echoing the words of their No 1 driver Sebastien Loeb, French manufacturer Citroen also admitted that Mikko Hirvonen was unbeatable during last weekend's Rally Sweden. Team boss Olivier Quesnel...
Loeb Aims to Take Revenge over Hirvonen in Mexico
15 Feb 2010, 10:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb vowed to take revenge over his Finnish rival for the world title Mikko Hirvonen in the upcoming Rally Mexico next month, after failing to provide a true competition for the Ford drive...
Raikkonen Happy with Learning Experience in Sweden
15 Feb 2010, 09:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen didn't do great on his first rally outing with Citroen Junior Team, but the Finnish driver's good pace through the Saturday and Sunday stages did look quite promising. Hadn&...
Mikko Hirvonen Wins Rally Sweden
14 Feb 2010, 13:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mikko Hirvonen said he wants to beat Sebastien Loeb for the title this season and he sure meant business, as the Finnish driver got off to a great start in his attempt to become WRC champion, in Swe...
Raikkonen, Gronholm Experience Trouble in Rally Sweden - SS6
12 Feb 2010, 15:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The 6th special stage of the Rally Sweden this weekend was not a lucky one for Finnish drivers Marcus Gronholm and Kimi Raikkonen. While both inside the overall Top 10 at the start of the stage, mec...
Loeb Grabs Lead in Rally Sweden Day 1
12 Feb 2010, 10:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb started off his title defense this season with a couple of stage wins in the opening round of Rally Sweden. After his teammate Dani Sordo won the night superspecial stage on Thursday,...
Kimi Raikkonen Experiences Slight Collision in Rally Sweden Recce
11 Feb 2010, 09:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Kimi Raikkonen started off the season opening Rally Sweden on the wrong foot on Wednesday, during the recce of the Karlstad-based event. Using Citroen's Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX – especia...
Loeb Reveals Love/Hate Feelings Over Rally Sweden
8 Feb 2010, 11:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The 2010 World Rally Championship will kick off later this week, in Sweden, a place where Sebastien Loeb hasn't been particular successful in recent years. His overall results in the snowy rall...