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Vatanen Confirms Plans for FIA Seat
Vatanen Confirms Plans for FIA Seat

7 Jul 2009, 07:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Former World Rally champion Ari Vatanen confirmed he is very much interested in becoming the new president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA). The 1981 WRC champion was one of the firs...

 
Solberg Confirms Xsara for Rally Finland
Solberg Confirms Xsara for Rally Finland

6 Jul 2009, 09:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Petter Solberg revealed, prior to Rally Greece, that he would change cars before Rally Finland due to his 2006-spec Citroen Xsara's poor performances this season – even though 2 ...

 
Raikkonen Confirms Entry in Rally Finland
Raikkonen Confirms Entry in Rally Finland

30 Jun 2009, 06:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ferrari F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen has signed up for the Finnish event of this year's World Rally Championship. After contesting in three minor rallying events during the past year – local ...

 
Loeb Crashes Out of Rally Poland, Hirvonen Take Lead
Loeb Crashes Out of Rally Poland, Hirvonen Take Lead

26 Jun 2009, 09:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The good news keep on pouring for Finnish driver Mikko Hirvonen, as he is on his way to clinching the lead in the overall standings if he'll manage to win or come second in this weekend's ...

 
WRC Scrap "Super Rally System" for 2010
WRC Scrap "Super Rally System" for 2010

26 Jun 2009, 08:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As Formula One, the World Rally Championship will also undergo several changes for the upcoming season. Apart from announcing the new official calendar for 2010 and postponing the introduction of 16...

 
FIA Announce Changes to 2010 WRC, Schedule
FIA Announce Changes to 2010 WRC, Schedule

25 Jun 2009, 06:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The World Motor Sport Council yesterday announced the latest directions for the 2010 World Rally Championship. Unlike Formula One, the WRC didn't arise any dispute between the FIA members and t...

 
Loeb: Pacenotes Are Vital in Poland
Loeb: Pacenotes Are Vital in Poland

24 Jun 2009, 09:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb revealed that the key to getting back on his winning ways inside the World Rally Championship is taking some accurate pacenotes for the stages of the inaugural Rally Poland. The Polis...

 
Latvala Leads Rally Greece after Friday Morning
Latvala Leads Rally Greece after Friday Morning

12 Jun 2009, 08:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jari-Matti Latvala made the best of his road position on Friday to clinch the top spot in the Rally Greece – Acropolis after the morning session on Friday. Despite his winning weekend in Sarde...

 
Rally Great Britain Confirmed for 2009
Rally Great Britain Confirmed for 2009

11 Jun 2009, 08:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / British rally fans are now relieved to find out that their home World Rally Championship event will go ahead as scheduled, later this year. As announced by British magazine AUTOSPORT yesterday eveni...

 
Solberg Confirms Xsara for Next 2 WRC Rounds
Solberg Confirms Xsara for Next 2 WRC Rounds

9 Jun 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Petter Solberg ended all speculation on Monday and confirmed that he will tackle the upcoming 2 rounds of the World Rally Championship in the same Citroen Xsara WRC. However, the Norwegian champion ...

 
Latvala Wins Lahti Historic Rally on MK2 Ford Escort
Latvala Wins Lahti Historic Rally on MK2 Ford Escort

1 Jun 2009, 13:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Finnish driver Jari-Matti Latvala managed to keep his winning streak alive during the course of last weekend, although his triumph was not a WRC-sanctioned one. The BP Ford Abu Dhabi Team driver was...

 
Rally Australia Yet to Set 2009 Route
Rally Australia Yet to Set 2009 Route

29 May 2009, 09:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The 10th round of this year's World Rally Championship is yet in doubt, as Rally Australia organizers are yet to make official the route for the 2009 event. The reason for them being late on se...

 
Rally Finland Cuts 40 Percent of 2009 Budget
Rally Finland Cuts 40 Percent of 2009 Budget

29 May 2009, 06:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The economic regression seems to have left some marks in WRC event organizing as well, since it has surfaced that Rally Finland will reduce their organizing budget for this year's event by as m...

 
Loeb Receives the ‘Légion d’honneur’ from Nicolas Sarkozy
Loeb Receives the ‘Légion d’honneur’ from Nicolas Sarkozy

28 May 2009, 10:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb's 5 consecutive World Rally Championship titles were not left unnoticed by the French nation. Considering his impressive achievements inside the world of rallying, Loeb was award...

 
Petter Solberg to Switch to Peugeot in Rally Greece
Petter Solberg to Switch to Peugeot in Rally Greece

26 May 2009, 12:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he scored an impressive 2 podiums in his 5 outings in the World Rally Championship this season – something that he hardly managed to achieve even when he was competing for Subaru'...

 
Latvala Thanks Ford for Letting Him Win
Latvala Thanks Ford for Letting Him Win

25 May 2009, 12:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jari-Matti Latvala publicly thanked his team for not losing faith in his abilities to win rallies, despite a completely failed start of his 2009 campaign. The Finnish driver won his second WRC event...

 
Rally GB Makes WRC Comeback in 2010
Rally GB Makes WRC Comeback in 2010

21 May 2009, 09:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has announced the proposed schedule for next year's World Rally Championship. As recent events have proved it – outside of the WRC – th...

 
Hirvonen: "Dad Is My Personal Hero!"
Hirvonen: "Dad Is My Personal Hero!"

15 May 2009, 12:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ford's leading driver and main title contender for 5-time world champion Sebastien Loeb this season, Mikko Hirvonen, admitted, in an interview posted on the World Rally Championship site, that ...

 
Ford Fiesta R2 - Already a Big Hit Worldwide
Ford Fiesta R2 - Already a Big Hit Worldwide

5 May 2009, 10:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Malcolm Wilson, currently running Ford's operations in the World Rally Championship, revealed that a potential Fiesta-based S2000 car for the upcoming season has set up a huge amount of inquiri...

 
Loeb Take the Lead in Rally Argentina after SS1
Loeb Take the Lead in Rally Argentina after SS1

24 Apr 2009, 07:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb stormed to 1st place overall in the first Super-Special of Rally Argentina on Thursday night, one full second clear of title rival Mikko Hirvonen and teammate Dani Sordo. The reigning...