Bob A Baker – “I’ve had a brilliant life in the WRC”
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A new Champion. A look at Adrian Fernémont’s year
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There were nerves right until the end for those waiting for a Belgian Rally Champion in 2019. Adrian Fernémont was in the box seat going into the final loop of the Rallye du Condroz. His main rival, Kris Princen was out. He was sitting in third behind his other rival, Sebastian Bedoret. It was enough. […]
Stephane Lefebvre – It was like GB on slicks!
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Stephane Lefebvre was supreme at the Rallye du Condroz-Huy. The Frenchman, who used to come to watch the rally with his father as a child took the lead on SS2 and was never headed. His gap at the end, 52.5 seconds is not representative of his competition but he always had the rally under control. […]
Kajto on his WRC2 success – “I have to be clever”
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How has Takamoto Katsuta progressed in WRC? We take a look
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Takamoto Katsuta was marked as a young Japanese star for Toyota’s WRC program a few years ago. Since he has been mentored through Tommi Makkinen’s team, taking a stunning WRC2 win in Sweden last year and again in Chile this year. He shone as the best of the Japanese talents and was rewarded with WRC […]
Mads Ostberg takes WRC2-Pro but Rally Australia now looks unlikely
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It was a commanding win in WRC2-Pro for Mads Ostberg at the Rally RACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada. He dominated the Friday running in the Citroen C3 R5, holding a 41 second lead over Kalle Rovenpera in WRC2 Pro and almost 15 seconds over Pierre-Louis Loubet in the overall RC2 category. He wouldn’t lose the lead in […]
A tough day managed well as Pierre-Louis Loubet closes on WRC2 Title
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Corsica’s Pierre-Louis Loubet is agonisingly close to taking out the WRC2 Championship at the Rally RACC Cataunya-Costa Daurada, ending Saturday’s stages second in the class, behind Eric Camilli, and importantly ahead of his rivals. In the category where the best six scores count towards the Championship, Loubet has taken two wins, a second, a fourth […]
Pressure, risks and fighting – the life of Thierry Neuville at WRC Rally RACC
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There is little doubt that Theirry Neuville has the pace and talent to win the World Rally Championship but he has lived in an era of the Sebastiens and now, even though the streak could be broken, his chances to become champion looks slim. He and the Hyundai team have given everything and the Manufacturer’s […]
Loeb maintains he took no risk in winning last year’s WRC Rally RACC!
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Could Tuesday’s heavy rain still affect the result at WRC Rally RACC?
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There was a freak downpour that caused localised flash flooding in and around Salou that caused some concern at the World Rally Championship’s Rally RACC. Such was the intensity of the rain, the Shakedown stage was a foot under water and the drivers were unable to effectively recce the Friday stages. The FIA went to […]