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The interest from media was high when Volkswagen Motorsport presented it’s WRC concept in Monaco. The press conference was attanded by motorring- and motorsports journalists from all over the world. One thing they learned was that Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen, age 23, (photo 2) will be driving the teams third Polo R WRC 2013. When the […]
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Mats Østberg and Jonas Andersson have signed for Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team for 2013. The Norwegian-Swedish duo will compete a full season in the Ford Fiesta RS WRC. – This is a big opportunity for me, says Østberg in a pressrelease from M-Sport. Mads Østberg and Jonas Andersson can look back at a successful […]
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It’s Daniel Sordo who will be joining Mikko Hirvonen in the Citroën Manufacturers Team for the 2013 WRC season. Norwegian Mads Østberg, with Swedish co-driver Jonas Andersson, was in the running but will now have to find a new solution. Sordo, age 29, is not a new face in the Citroën team. After winning JWRC […]
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Four Swedes were fighting for medals when the WRC season ended in Spain. P-G Andersson and Emil Axelsson won the silver in SWRC while Pontus Tidemand and Norwegian co-driver Stig-Rune Skjaermoen (photo) won the bronze in the WRC Academy. Jonas Anderson did not get a medal. He and Mads Østberg had to settle for fourth […]
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Sébastien Loeb is heading fo his ninth consecutive World Championship title. There will not be a tenth in 2013 since the Frenchman will only take part in some events. – This desicion opens up for a very interesting championship next year, says Bertil Klarin, Clerk of the Course for Rally Sweden. It was during the […]
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Sébastien Loeb är på väg mot sitt nionde raka VM-guld i rally. Något tionde blir det inte 2013 eftersom fransmannen då endast kommer att köra utvalda VM-tävlingar. – Beslutet öppnar upp för ett mycket intressant mästerskap nästa år, konstaterar Bertil Klarin, tävlingschef för Rally Sweden. Det var under öppningsdagen på Paris Motor Show som Citroën […]
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Ford driver Jari-Matti Latvala (photo) broke the winning streak of five consecutive victories for Sébastien Loebs in the current championship. The Finn defended his win from last years Wales rally and beat runner-up Loeb by 27,8 seconds. Petter Solberg had a long duel with the Frenchman but had to see himself beat by a measly […]
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Finns in a Ford. There you have the combination victory in Rally Sweden. Again! When Jari-Matti Latvala drove his Fiesta RS WRC over finish line in Karlstad was the sixth consecutive time that Ford was the winning car – with a Finnish driver at the wheel. – A special victory for me, ’said a cheerful Latvala won […]
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The promoter of Rally Sweden has been able to secure coverage of their WRC with over 30 individual broadcasters that will ensure quality coverage in well over 120 territories.
