BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team – Videos of Hirvonen & Latvala testing in Poland

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Videos featuring Ford works drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala testing ahead of Rally Poland 2009.

Commenting on the nature of the stages in Poland, Hirvonen said:
The stages for the Rally Poland look really fast and very similar to Finland, but without as many crests as we have at home.

They are medium width and soft in places so they may cut up during the second pass. There has been… Continue reading

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Jari-Matti Latvala pre-Rally Poland Ford WRT test – video clips

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Video clips of BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team driver Jari-Matti Latvala testing in Poland ahead of next week’s WRC qualifier.

Ford boss Malcolm Wilson reckons Latvala’s off on the Acropolis was one of the Finn’s biggest mistakes for the team yet:
Jari’s Jari; he’ll always be with the team, but I do class his mistake on Friday as one of the biggest that he’s made. It completely affected our… Continue reading

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BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team: pre-Italy test video from Sardinia

Video of the BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team’s pre-Rally Italy 2009 test from Monte Moro, Sardinia, on Sunday.

Jari Matti-Latvala and Mikko Hirvonen completed the test session over the weekend as the Ford team enlisted the assistance of Markko Martin to carry out testing duties last Thusday and Friday.

Mikko Hirvonen commented about the test:

We found the correct set-up for the car, improving a lot of small details… Continue reading

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