Rally Poland 09 – Day two roundup – Ford pair continue to dominate
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Finland’s Mikko Hirvonen has extended his overall lead in the Orlen Platinum 66th Rally Poland to 12 seconds, after the 13 timed special stages at the end of day two, on Saturday afternoon.
The Finn, driving a Ford Focus RS, remains on course to steal a shock FIA Drivers’ Championship advantage from Sébastien Loeb – a feat that looked almost impossible a few weeks ago. Finnish team-mate… Continue reading
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Acropolis Rally of Greece 2009 – Eurosport Video Highlights
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Eurosport video highlights of the 2009 Acropolis Rally of Greece supplied to RB by Fernischumi.
The BP Ford team put themselves, quite unexpectedly, back in contention for the World Rally Championship after a masterful drive from Mikko Hirvinen and a resilient performance by Jari-Matti Latvala.
BP Ford Abu Dhabi team director Malcolm Wilson said:
It was a masterful drive from Mikko. Although he led after the first day, we… Continue reading
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Acropolis Rally 2009: Day 3 Roundup and Results – Photos copyright Willy Weyens
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BP Ford Abu Dhabi driver Mikko Hirvonen closed the gap on championship leader Sebastien Loeb by taking his first victory of the year.
It was a double-celebration for Ford as Jari-Matti Latvala took third place to put the team firmly back in the running for the manufacturers’ title. Loeb’s challenge came to a halt on Saturday morning as he crashed out of SS7 and the… Continue reading
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