Red Bull TV travels to Mexico City for a special stage like no other 10.03.2017: Catch all the action from your sofa in tonight's highlights show For the first time in its history, Rally Mexico has got

Catch all the action from your sofa in tonight's highlights show



For the first time in its history, Rally Mexico has got underway from Mexico City with two runs over a 1.57-kilometre superspecial stage right in the city centre.
 


Red Bull TV made the trip to film the whole adventure, with local hero, guest reporter and off-road guru Tavo Vildosola commentating on the thrilling city stage alongside Mike Chen and WRC expert Craig Breen.



The specially-built course ran through Zocalo Square, which forms the backdrop to the spine-tingling opening sequence of the James Bond movie Spectre.
 


Despite the unexpected rain, thousands of fans turned out to see the action: just as you’d expect in a city that is home to more than 20 million people. With the average population of each country in the world being just over 30 million, that’s the equivalent of a small nation in just one city.
 


“Seeing the cars racing through the capital was an awesome sight,” says Tavo. “As a Mexican, it makes me really proud so I can’t wait to tell everyone about it. And it’s going to look absolutely amazing on TV.”
 


In tonight’s highlights package, Red Bull TV also looks back at the fairy tale written by Toyota driver Jari-Matti Latvala in Sweden, with a special feature about his outstanding victory.



 Only three months ago, Jari-Matti was suddenly out of a job after Volkswagen pulled out: left wondering if he’d even have to go back to the family farm in Finland. Now, heading into the third event of the year, he’s on top of the World Rally Championship.
 


“It’s a pretty incredible story,” says the 31-year-old Finn. “A few months ago, the bottom dropped out of my world when Volkswagen announced they were stopping. Then this fantastic opportunity with Toyota came.



 I thought that if things went well, maybe we might be able to challenge for podiums at some point in the middle of the year. I hadn’t tested the car much before the start of the season, so my expectations were fairly modest…”
 


Instead, just two rallies into the season, Jari-Matti is championship leader, which also means that he runs first on the road during Friday’s seven stages in Mexico. Jari-Matti’s very first rally car, back in 2001 before he turned professional, was actually a Toyota Corolla GT, so maybe destiny is written in the stars?
 


RED BULL TV BROADCAST DETAILS - RALLY MEXICO



Highlight show - Friday 10 March: 10:00pm CST (Saturday 05:00am CET)

Live coverage - Saturday 11 March: 10:50am CST (Saturday 05:50pm CET)

Highlight show - Saturday 11 March: 10:00pm CST (Sunday 05:00am CET)

Highlight show - Sunday 12 March: 10:00pm CST (Monday 05:00am CET)



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Vera Dussausaye,  photos Jaanus Ree/Red Bull Content Pool)