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Rally Spain 2012 in English and Italian

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Dani Sordo had a good Rally, but too little, too late for the Mini.

By Roberto Motta

Photos courtesy of Citroën Communication, Ford World Rally Team and Rally de Espania-Media

After a great season and having already won the WRC World Driving Championship, Sebastian Loeb won the Rally Spain for the eighth time in a row.

Loeb took the lead on Saturday and significantly increased his lead over rival Jari-Matti Latvala, and then controlled the event from that point on. [Read more…] about Rally Spain 2012 in English and Italian

Rally Italy Sardinia In English and Italian

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By Roberto Motta

Photos courtesy of Rally Italia Sardegna – Race&Motion, Citroën Communication and Ford World Rally

Early in the afternoon of Sunday, October 21, Porto Cervo hosted the celebrations for the victory of  Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen in the Rally Italy Sardinia 2012.

The rally was organized by the Automobile Club of Italy with the support of the Region of Sardinia. It was planned along a 1241 km route, which crossed the northern part of Sardinia. During the competition, the drivers tackled more than 300 km of speed tests, divided into 16 timed sections.
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Rally Germany 2012 In English and Italian

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By Roberto Motta
Photos courtesy of Citroën Communication, Ford World Rally Team and ADAC Rallye Deutshland-Media

Sebastian Loeb achieved his seventh win of the season in nine rallies. His victory in the ADAC Rally Deutschland gave Loeb a margin of more than 54 points ahead of Hirvonen and his Ford WRC.

As usual, Loeb set the pace in the early moments of the event, winning the best time in the Shakedown run on the morning of August 23. On the special stage, Loeb was 0.8 ” ahead of Latvala and his Ford Fiesta RS WRC. Following in formation were the other two Fords of Ostberg and Solberg, then the two Citroëns of Neuville and Hirvonen.
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Neste Oil Rally Finland 2012 in English and Italian

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By Roberto Motta

Photos courtesy of Citroën Communication, Ford World Rally Team, Media Neste Oil Rally Photos Filland and AKK Sports Ltd.

Sebastien Loeb won the Rally Finland, strengthening his lead in the championship while increasing his lead over his teammate Mikko Hirvonen. For Loeb, the Rally Finland was an exceptional race. Although not one of his favorite venues, he won the event twice in the past and this made it three. Doing the “hat trick” in Finland has been achieved previously only by Finnish drivers.
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Rally New Zealand in English and Italian

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By Roberto Motta

Photos courtesy of Citroën and Ford World Rally Team Communication.

Sebastien Loeb won the Brother Rally New Zealand and concluded the first half of the season with a distinct advantage over team-mate Hirvonen. With the win in New Zealand, Loeb took his third consecutive victory and was thus awarded even more valuable points in the standings. He can now begin to think more seriously about winning the Championship.
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Acropolis Rally 2012

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Loeb wins in Greece and heads for a Ninth World Championship

By Roberto Motta

Photos courtesy of Citroën Communication, Ford World Rally Team and Mid-Acropolis Rally of Greece

Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena won the 2012 Acropolis Rally, capturing their fourth win of the season edging out teammate Mikko Hirvonen, while Jari-Matti Latvala of Ford finished in third place.

Qualifying Stage was won by the ever-quick Petter Solberg, followed by Jari-Matti Latvala and Sebastien Loeb.
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Rally Argentina 2012

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Loeb drove cautiously to win in Argentina.

By Roberto Motta

Photos courtesy of Citroën Communication, Ford World Rally Team and Media-Rally Argentina

After having been in command of the rally since Friday, Loeb and Hirvonen finished one-two in the Rally of Argentina. Sébastien Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena achieved their seventh consecutive victory in South America, a victory somewhat dimmed by the Citroen team’s decision to maintain positions and not allow their drivers to fight for the lead.
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Rally Portugal Surprises: In English and Italian

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Visible evidence of one of the most popular sports in the world. Where is the WRC Rally U.S.A.?

By Roberto Motta
Photos courtesy of Citroën Communication, Ford World Rally Team and Rally de Portugal

After an endless series of twists and turns, the “Vodafone Rally de Portugal” was turned upside down. Sebastian Leob nearly destroyed his car on an early special stage and retired. Many stages had to be cancelled for safety reasons. The Citroen DS3 of Hirvonen appeared to be a clear winner…until post race scrutineering excluded the Citroen from the results due to technical irregularities.
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WRC Rally Spain in English

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A great rally, but not for Ogier, who seems to have lost his chance for the driver's championship.

By Roberto Motta

Photos courtesy of Citroën Communication, Abu Dhabi World Rally Team, Ford Motor Co., BMW AG and RallyRACC-Media.

By winning the penultimate round of the the WRC in Catalunya, Spain, Sebastien Loeb gave Citroen the coveted Manufacturer’s Championship. The French driver is now very close to obtaining his eighth consecutive driver’s championship. Mikko Hirvonen, right behind Loeb in the standings, placed second with the help of team mate Jari-Matti Latvala, who obeyed the orders of his team manager Malcolm Wilson.
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Rally Spain in Italiano

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47è Rally RACC Catalunya

Loeb vince e incrementa il suo vantaggio su Hirvonen e regala il Mondiale costruttori alla Citroen. Ogier si ritira e MINI sorprende con Meeke.

By Roberto Motta

Photos courtesy of Citroën Communication, Abu Dhabi World Rally Team, Ford Motor Company, BMW AG and RallyRACC-Media.

Sebastien Loeb ha vinto alla grande il Rally di Catalunya penultimo appuntamento del Mondiale, e ha regalato alla Citroen il titolo costruttori, quando manca ancora l’ultimo evento del campionato in Galles. Il pilota Francese si è impegnato al massimo fin dai primi metri del rally, e si avvicina sempre di più al suo ottavo titolo consecutivo.
Mikko Hirvonen, suo diretto avversario è riuscito a salire sul secondo gradino del podio, grazie all’aiuto del compagno di squadra Jari-Matti Latvala, che ha obbedito agli ordini del suo team manager Malcolm Wilson.
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Rally Australia 2011 in English and Italian

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Ford’s Hirvonen wins, Latvala 2nd, Loeb and Ogier commit hara-kiri.

By Roberto Motta

Photos courtesy of Citroën Communication, Abu Dhabi World Rally Team, Ford Motor Company, BMW Press, Rally Australia – Media

The tenth round of the World Rally Championship 2011  held in Australia proved to be an exceptional event, a rally full of twists and turns. The suprising results reawakened interest in what looked to be season dominated by Citroen.
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