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Loeb led last weekend's Rally Mexico before a puncture on Saturday morning dropped him to his eventual fifth place.Budar and Loeb's teammate Kris Meeke both said they wanted to see Loeb in a C3 more often."We have an agreement for three rallies, this is the deal so far," Budar told Motorsport.com."We will go through this year and after Corsica and Spain [Loeb's next scheduled ... Keep reading View the full article

The 2017 Mexico winner had a series of spins in last weekend's event and put his Citroen on its side on the final morning before finishing on the podium.He felt he should have done better, having started the event in a favourable seventh place in the start order.Asked to describe his rally, Meeke told Motorsport.com: "It's been s****. Too many errors from me this weekend."I had the ... Keep reading View the full article

Ogier was penalised because he "did not go round the elements of the chicane as shown in the Road Book" on the final stage of the rally, a second run through Las Minas.A stewards' report said the M-Sport driver "hit the first two-block element" of the chicane "with the front-right side of the car" and then "touched the last element" as he exited the chicane.The Frenchman had finished ... Keep reading View the full article

M-Sport Ford driver Ogier started Sunday with a 35-second lead over Meeke but his advantage got even safer after an incident for the Northern Irishman on the opening stage of the day.Meeke tipped his Citroen on its side four kilometres from the end of the Alfaro stage and, while he managed to continue with the help of fans, he lost 47 seconds and fell behind Hyundai's Dani ... Keep reading View the full article

Sebastien Ogier took penalties to start last month’s Rally Sweden Power Stage late in an effort to run further down the order when the road offered more grip.There is an expectation that the same thing will happen in Mexico on Sunday. In an effort to defuse this situation, the teams were contacted by the governing body and advised to come up with a solution.There is no rule ... Keep reading View the full article

The reigning champion began the day sitting in fifth place but made progress thanks to an impressive pace and some good fortune as others hit trouble.Friday leaders Dani Sordo and Sebastien Loeb both suffered punctures on SS14 (Guanajuatito 2) which dropped the pair out of realistic contention.Loeb had to stop to replace his front left tyre during the stage, after hitting a rock ... Keep reading View the full article

Rally leader Loeb struck a small stone mid-way through SS14 and had to stop to replace the delaminated tyre, losing over two minutes. Sordo lost 30 seconds after hitting a similarly sized stone early in the stage.These incidents enabled M-Sport's Ogier to jump two places to grab the top spot as he out-paced Loeb's Citroen team-mate Kris Meeke by 3.8s.Sordo's frustration was ... Keep reading View the full article

Loeb, who kicked off the day second overall behind Dani Sordo, topped the first of three stages and beat the Spaniard by 12.3s to take first place.He was narrowly faster than Sordo in the subsequent SS12 but lost three seconds in SS13 and Loeb ended the leg with a lead of only 2.9s.The aforementioned two stages were topped by Kris Meeke and Sebastien Ogier, the duo forming a four-way ... Keep reading View the full article

Nine-time world champion Loeb secured his first stage victory since Monte Carlo in 2015 by setting the fastest time on SS7 (El Chocolate 2) before doubling up in the second pass through Ortega (SS8).The Frenchman jumped both Citroen teammate Kris Meeke, who suffered spins on both SS7 and SS8, and Ott Tanak to lie just 7.5s off Sordo heading into day two.The afternoon's stages were a ... Keep reading View the full article

Evans was running third when he hit a bank in sixth gear, eventually pitching the Ford Fiesta WRC into a series of rolls. M-Sport team boss Malcolm Wilson confirmed the pair's withdrawal from the event on safety grounds. “The problem right now is with Dan, we've had to take him to hospital with concussion. He definitely won't be continuing this afternoon,” Wilson said. “The guys can ... Keep reading View the full article

Sordo, who missed Rally Sweden as he shares his Hyundai with Hayden Paddon this year, was second behind Kris Meeke in SS2, the opening stage of the day, and then dominated the subsequent 31.44km El Chocolate run.The Spaniard already had a lead of nearly 10 seconds at that point, but he further extended his advantage to 15.1s by also topping SS4.Meeke is best of the rest in second ... Keep reading View the full article

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The list officially confirms that reigning drivers’ champion Johan Kristoffersson will continue to drive for Petter Solberg’s Volkswagen Motorsport-supported PSRX Volkswagen Sweden, carrying No.1 on the side of his Polo. While the adapted WRC challenger was referred to as a Polo GTI Supercar for its maiden campaign last year, the car is called a Polo R for 2018. Triple FIA World ... Keep reading View the full article

Thursday night's short, spectator-friendly curtain-raiser was not representative of the dusty gravel roads that will form the majority of the route - and on which WRC points leader Neuville is likely to struggle as he spends Friday first on the road.But Hyundai driver Neuville was able to set the pace on the street stage by 1.9 seconds over Toyota's Ott Tanak.Toyota had held a 1-2-3 ... Keep reading View the full article

The Citroen star, back on the WRC gravel for the first time in five years, admitted his return hadn’t been straightforward.“It was complicated,” Loeb told Autosport, “not easy. But OK, the feeling is coming back slowly. I still have no idea what to expect from this rally – when you see the first time at shakedown, I think nothing! I need to find the rhythm. I have lost a lot of ... Keep reading View the full article

Continuing with the S1 model it has used in World RX since 2014, the latest iteration of the German hatchback, developed with increased support from Audi, features significant aerodynamic changes at the rear.Those differences include a revised rear spoiler and the introduction of vents in the roof and rear quarter windows, instead of the more traditional inlets in the rear quarter ... Keep reading View the full article

Kevin Eriksson, son of team owner Andreas, will return to his family team having driven for the MJP Racing squad in World RX last year, while 2014 European Rallycross Champion Robin Larsson will join him in the two-car effort. Both drivers are former World RX race-winners, Larsson having scored victory in Argentina in 2015 driving an Audi A1, while Eriksson won the German round for ... Keep reading View the full article

The Frenchman retired from full-time WRC competition at the end of 2012, but during his career won on his last six starts in Leon.Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena were last seen in the WRC when they made a one-off appearance on the 2015 Monte Carlo Rally.Loeb completed his two-day pre-event test in Spain last month and was impressed with how far the C3 has come since he last drove it ... Keep reading View the full article

The GRX Taneco team will field pair of ex-WRC Hyundai i20 Supercars for triple European champion Timur Timerzyanov and Gronholm's son, Niclas.The cars, based on Hyundai Motorsport’s 2016 i20 WRC platform, have been adapted for rallycross use and will run as a private effort in 2018.Hyundai WRC boss Michel Nandan previously worked with Gronholm at Peugeot during his title-winning ... Keep reading View the full article

Craig Breen turn away now. The answer to the following question will drive you mad. Guaranteed.Late last year, I asked Sebastien Loeb about his primary motivation in returning to the World Rally Championship. In typical fashion, he gave the question due consideration before answering."I don't want to take a lot of pressure," he said. "It's really for fun."Fun. Fun.Let's be ... Keep reading View the full article