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Rally Sweden (11 – 14 février 2010) – Jour 3
A bord des deux Citroën C4 WRC engagées par le Citroën Junior Team, Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia et Kimi Räikkönen / Kaj Linström ont brillé lors du Rallye de Suède, première épreuve du Championnat du Monde des Rallyes de la FIA 2010. L’équipage français se place au cinquième rang pour sa première participation en Suède
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15.02.2010
Rally Sweden (11 – 14 février 2010) – Jour 3
A bord des deux Citroën C4 WRC engagées par le Citroën Junior Team, Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia et Kimi Räikkönen / Kaj Linström ont brillé lors du R
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14.02.2010
Kimi Raikkonen: more sensible than a certain Swedish burglar
One of the keys to success in Sweden consists of knowing how to handle slippery surfaces. Two burglars in Stockholm last year failed to grasp this fundamental point. The pair of fe
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14.02.2010
Rally Sweden proved to be another highly successful event for M-Sport’s new Ford Fiesta S2000 as three finished in the top four places of the S-WRC category and the car scored an overall WRC stage win for the first time.
Four of the new generation rally cars were in ac
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14.02.2010
Mikko Hirvonen relied on Pirelli's tungsten tips to take Rally Sweden glory
Tungsten is best known as the key ingredient to the filament in electric lightbulbs but it also played a key part in Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen's victory on Rally Sweden, round one o
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14.02.2010
FIA World Rally Championship Rally Sweden, 11–14 February 2010A healthy points haul and a stunning stage win marked a fine start to the 2010 FIA World Rally Championship for the Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team.
Henning Solberg and Matthew Wilson finished the opening
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14.02.2010
2010 FIA World Rally Championship – Group NHermann Gassner Jr achieved his aim of finishing his first Rally Sweden after completing the demanding 21-stage event in 32nd position overall at the wheel of his Red Bull Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9.Co-driven by fellow German Katharina Wüstenhagen, Gassner Jr completed Sunday’s opening p
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14.02.2010
2010 FIA Super 2000 World Rally ChampionshipThe Red Bull crew of Patrik Sandell (S) and his co-driver Emil Axelsson (S) have finished the opening round of the 2010 FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship (SWRC) in Sweden with a strong fourth place in their class.Driving a Skoda Fabia S2000, Sandell produced an impressive finish to the three-day eve
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14.02.2010
1. 3 Mikko HIRVONEN M 3:09:30.4 0.0 0.0 2. 1 Sébastien LOEB M 3:10:12.7 +42.3 +42.3 3. 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA M 3:10:45.8 +33.1 +1:15.4 4. 2 Dani SORDO M 3:12:12.0 +1:26.2 +2:41.6 5. 7 Sébastien OGIER M 3:13:45.7 +1:33.7 +4:15.3 6. 6 Henning SOLBERG M 3:14:53.8 +1:08.1 +5:23.4 7. 12
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14.02.2010
Ford Focus RS WRC driver Mikko Hirvonen got his quest for the 2010 World Rally Championship drivers' title off to the best possible start today by winning the opening round of the series, Rally Sweden.
Hirvonen, team-leader of the BP Ford Abu Dhabi Team, took
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14.02.2010
There were no changes in the top ten positions on SS19 or SS20.
With each of the drivers in the top 10 relatively secure in their positions there were no last-ditch heroics on SS19 or SS20, the penultimate stage of Rally Sweden. With much of the i
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14.02.2010
SWEDEN RALLY 2010 1. 3 Mikko HIRVONEN M 2:56:06.5 0.0 0.0 2. 1 Sébastien LOEB M 2:56:43.2 +36.7 +36.7 3. 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA M 2:57:26.7 +43.5 +1:20.2 4. 2 Dani SORDO M 2:58:35.4 +1:08.7 +2:28.9 5. 7 Sébastien OGIER M 2:59:52.2 +1:16.8 +3:45.7 6. 6 Henning SOLBER
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14.02.2010
1. 3 Mikko HIRVONEN M 2:45:05.9 0.0 0.0 2. 1 Sébastien LOEB M 2:45:38.0 +32.1 +32.1 3. 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA M 2:46:27.1 +49.1 +1:21.2 4. 2 Dani SORDO M 2:47:28.4 +1:01.3 +2:22.5 5. 7 Sébastien OGIER M 2:48:35.5 +1:07.1 +3:29.6 6. 6 Henning SOLBERG M 2:49:44.0 +1:08.5 +4:38.1 7. 12
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14.02.2010
SWEDEN RALLY 2010 1. 3 Mikko HIRVONEN M 2:39:13.0 0.0 0.0 2. 1 Sébastien LOEB M 2:39:36.7 +23.7 +23.7 3. 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA M 2:40:25.4 +48.7 +1:12.4 4. 2 Dani SORDO M 2:41:26.2 +1:00.8 +2:13.2 5. 7 Sébastien OGIER M 2:42:31.0 +1:04.8 +3:18.0 6. 6 Henning SOLBE
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14.02.2010
I've stopped fighting, he's too strong here, says Loeb
Defending World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb has conceded defeat in the battle for victory in Rally Sweden, saying his Ford rival Mikko Hirvonen is too strong in the conditions. Citroen C4 dri
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14.02.2010
S-WRC update after SS18:Swedish driver P-G Andersson has dominated the S-WRC class in his Skoda Fabia S2000 throughout Rally Sweden, and heads off to the three final stages with a lead of 51 seconds. P-G remained confident in his performance over the first two stages of day three despite ice on SS18: “We had a good pace and tried not to lose too mu
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14.02.2010
P-WRC update after SS18:At the end of SS18, halfway through day three of Rally Sweden, Swedish guest driver Patrik Flodin had a lead of 1min 15sec in his Subaru Impreza, having dominated the P-WRC throughout the event. Nonetheless, he is worried about mechanical issues which may create a problem in the rally's final three stages this afternoon: “On
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14.02.2010
Van Merksteijn Motorsport is vandaag helaas niet ongeschonden uit de strijd gekomen in de WK Rally van Zweden maar heeft gelukkig nauwelijks tijdverlies geleden. Peter van Merksteijn junior heeft zijn 18e positie weten te behouden maar zijn vader heeft de Focus WRC beschadigd
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14.02.2010
Sweden Rally 2010 52 Joakim NYMAN (S) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX N4 9 DRIVESHAFT 71 Jukka KETOMÄKI (FIN) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X N4 6 OFF ROAD 73 Roman KRESTA (CZ) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX N4 12C TECHNICAL 79 Joakim ROMAN (S)Subaru WRX STi N4 8B ENGINE&nb
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14.02.2010
Take some herrings. Stick them in a barrel for a couple of months. Then remove and put them into a can. Leave for anything up to a year. When the can starts bulging, you know that enough gas has built up from the rotting fishy cadavers to enjoy them at the peak of their putrefaction. Ser
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13.02.2010
Rally Sweden 2010 – leg 2,2010 FIA World Rally Championship
Reigning German Rally Champion Hermann Gassner Jr and his co-driver Katharina Wüstenhagen are continuing their steep learning curve on the second day of the Rall
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13.02.2010
Rally Sweden 2010, leg 22010 FIA Super 2000 World Rally Championship
After a tricky opening day on the Rally Sweden, Red Bull-backed driver Patrik Sandell (S) and his co-driver Emil Axelsson (S) have enjoyed the second day of this snowy event,
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13.02.2010
Sweden Rallye 2010 : S-WRC after SS16 -Reigning J-WRC Champion Martin Prokop not only maintained his third place in the S-WRC category of Rally Sweden today, but he put his Ford Fiesta S2000 on top of the timesheet on SS16 - beating all the WRC crews. Ever the perfectionist, he still wasn’t satisfied though: “I need to be the fastest on a normal
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13.02.2010
At the end of day two of Rally Sweden, Swedish guest driver Patrik Flodin holds a commanding lead of the P-WRC competition in his Subaru Impreza - a performance he hopes could lead to a drive for the rest of the 2010 season. Rounding off the day 1min 19.4sec ahead of his nearest rival, Flodin said: “I don’t yet know whether I will get to drive the whole
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13.02.2010
SWEDEN RALLY 2010
1. 3 Mikko HIRVONEN M 2:14:48.3 0.0 0.0 2. 1 Sébastien LOEB M 2:15:04.9 +16.6 +16.6 3. 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA M 2:15:39.7 +34.8 +51.4 4. 2 Dani SORDO M 2:16:34.5 +54.8 +1:46.2
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13.02.2010
FIA World Rally Championship Rally Sweden, 11–14 February 2010 End of Day TwoThe Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team enjoyed highs and lows on the second full day of Rally Sweden.
Having started the morning’s 126.34km of comp
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13.02.2010
SS16 Stage times top5 Sweden Rally
1. 1 S. LOEB 2:18.5 0.0 0.0 2. 4 J. LATVALA 2:20.2 +1.7 +1.7 3. 7 S. OGIER 2:20.9 +0.7 +2.4 4. 2 D. SORDO 2:23.8 +2.9 +5.3 5. 3 M. HIRVONEN 2:24.9 +1.1 +6.4
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13.02.2010
Mikko Hirvonen's lead of Rally Sweden reached 23 seconds on Saturday's penultimate stage when second placed Sebastien Loeb's tyre gamble backfired. With darkness falling, Hirvonen completed the Fredriksberg repeat in the second fastest time, 8.2sec slower than Loeb. But the Finn warned that having changed his front tyres before SS14, the short sprint stage which remains could undo a
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13.02.2010
SWEDEN RALLY 2010
1. 3 Mikko HIRVONEN M 2:12:23.4 0.0 0.0 2. 1 Sébastien LOEB M 2:12:46.4 +23.0 +23.0 3. 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA M 2:13:19.5 +33.1 +56.1 4. 2 Dani SORDO M 2:14:10.7 +51
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13.02.2010
SWEDEN RALLY 2010
1. 3 Mikko HIRVONEN M 2:01:38.7 0.0 0.0 2. 1 Sébastien LOEB M 2:01:53.5 +14.8 +14.8 3. 2 Dani SORDO M 2:02:25.9 +32.4 +47.2 4. 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA M 2:02:35.3 +9.4 +56.6&n
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13.02.2010
WRC Rallyes - SWEDEN RALLY 20101. 3 Mikko HIRVONEN M 1:54:23.2 0.0 0.0 2. 1 Sébastien LOEB M 1:54:30.1 +6.9 +6.9 3. 2 Dani SORDO M 1:55:08.7 +38.6 +45.5 4. 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA M 1:55:18.9 +10.2 +55.7 5. 7 Sébastien OGIER M 1:56:37.6 +1:18.7 +2:14.4 6. 6 Henning SOLBER
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13.02.2010
Following Mikko Hirvonen's aggressive approach though Friday's first repeated stage, each of the factory team drivers pushed like hell through SS13 hoping to replicate the successful strategy today.
With four tyres, and two spares to last them until the end of the Saturday's comp
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13.02.2010
Swedish Subaru driver Patrik Flodin increased his lead in the P-WRC over Norwegian rival Anders Grondal by 17 seconds to more than half a minute this morning in Rally Sweden.Grondal, also driving an Impreza, broke Flodin’s winning streak on day one, stealing the P-WRC stage wins in SS6 and SS8, but by SS9 Flodin was back in control. Grondal isn’t sure he can
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13.02.2010
Halfway through day two of Rally Sweden and Swedish guest driver P-G Andersson still looks set to take the first class win in the S-WRC but has had to wave goodbye to the full house he was after. Having won the first nine, he wanted to steer his Skoda Fabia S2000 to victory in every stage, but Norwegian Eyvind Brynildsen had different ideas. In SS11 and SS12, Brynildsen
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13.02.2010
WRC Rallyes -Rally Sweden midpoint With 12 of the 21 stages of Rally Sweden completed, Ford team-leader Mikko Hirvonen holds the overall lead by 4.2sec from Citroen's defending world champion, Sebastien Loeb.
The overnight leader, Hirvonen started Sat
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12.02.2010
FIA World Rally Championship Rally Sweden, 11–14 February 2010 Day OneThe first full day of Rally Sweden provided a mighty challenge for the Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team and the rest of the FIA World Rally Championshi
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12.02.2010
SWEDEN RALLY1. 3 Mikko HIRVONEN M 1:08:04.8 0.0 0.0 2. 1 Sébastien LOEB M 1:08:11.0 +6.2 +6.2 3. 2 Dani SORDO M 1:08:15.4 +4.4 +10.6 4. 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA M 1:08:36.5 +21.1 +31.7 5. 7 Sébastien OGIER M 1:09:15.7 +39.2 +1:10.9 6. 6 Henning SOLBERG M 1:10:21.0 +1:05.3
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12.02.2010
Rally Sweden day oneBP Ford Abu Dhabi Team principal, Malcolm Wilson on... Mikko Hirvonen's leading performance: "I'm very happy. Everybody likes to be leading from the start, but Mikko made some small changes to his set up on SS4 and from then on he's had good confidence. We were a little bit worried that he might have destroyed the tyres by being maybe
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12.02.2010
Tijdens de eerste dag van de WRC Rally van Zweden hebben de rijders van Van Merksteijn Motorsport in de Ford Focus WRC naast veel plezier ook tegenslag gehad. Met een 18e plaats voor Peter van Merksteijn jr. is er reden tot tevredenheid binnen het team ondanks een 32e plaats voor Peter van Merksteijn.
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12.02.2010
Finn overturns Loeb's morning advantage to lead with only the Super Special to go With only the short 1.9km Super Special Stage to run tonight, Ford team-leader Mikko Hirvonen holds the day one lead of Rally Sweden, having overturned the early advantage of his Citroen rival Sebastien Loeb. The first full day of competition in Sweden was a story of two halves, with Citroe
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12.02.2010
SWEDEN RALLY 20101. 3 Mikko HIRVONEN M 1:06:27.8 0.0 0.0 2. 1 Sébastien LOEB M 1:06:36.2 +8.4 +8.4 3. 2 Dani SORDO M 1:06:40.0 +3.8 +12.2 4. 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA M 1:06:59.4 +19.4 +31.6 5. 7 Sébastien OGIER M 1:07:38.0 +38.6 +1:10.2 6. 6 Henning SOLBERG M 1:08:13.8 +35.8 +1:46.0&
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