Victory for Latvala as Ford takes one-two finish in Sardinia

BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team claimed a dominant one-two finish on Rally d’Italia Sardegna today with the Focus RS World Rally Car. Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila led from start to finish to claim their second career win in the FIA World Rally Championship.

The Finns reached the podium in the resort of Porto Cervo with a 29.4sec advantage over team-mates Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen… Continue reading

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Hirvonen meets horses on stage 8 of Rally Sardinia – Video Clip

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Video of the moment when Mikko Hirvonen met two groups of horses running across the road on special stage eight of Rally d’Italia Sardegna 2009.

Hirvonen explained to wrc.com: 
We came across two groups of horses running wild in the stage! After about one kilometre we almost had to stop for a group of about eight. We lost about five seconds there. Then a couple of kilometres later we found… Continue reading

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Rally d’Italia Sardegna: Results Day 2 – Latvala and Hirvonen continue to dominate

Ford tightens its grip on leading places in dramatic day in Italy

BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team strengthened its one-two position at the head of the leaderboard in Rally d’Italia Sardegna today. Overnight leaders Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila retained top spot in their Ford Focus RS World Rally Car despite enduring the worst of the dusty and slippery road conditions. The Finns are 9.9sec ahead… Continue reading

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