You wanted excitement? Because menuda way to start the season with the magnificent Rally Sweden. After best time yesterday marked by Per Gunnar Andersson in the sunshine of less than two miles, he earned to place as the first leader of the new era of the 1.6 Turbo, today he played to another private Ford drivers since the first special.
Mads Ostberg has uncovered as fast as many of us knew and has managed to end the morning leader, with a solid advantage over the official Ford's Mikko Hirvonen. However most striking might see sebastien loeb, seven times World Rally champion located in a discreet ninth position. To be able to vote this post you must login or register here.
To vote this post connect with Facebook ConnectWithout a doubt, conditions of snow and the fact of opening track not benefited you at all to the Alsatian located generally classified just behind teammate, Sebastien Ogier. Snow fall morning has done that work by snow machine we serve for nothing and therefore the pilots that were lagging had an advantage with coconuts in the Championship.
This has allowed see pilots S2000 category or global production ahead of pilots with World Rally Cars. Also touches with snow banks have been very constant, with the exception that this time has not been beneficial because snow fall in the morning towards which were softer than usual.
The second tranche of the morning has developed almost the same as the first with an Ostberg which dominated and completing the special fast-paced endiablado commanders of its Fiesta RS WRC. Both the two official drivers of Ford, as Per Gunnar Andersson had two touches that of Swedish has finished even spun which has made him lose the rope of the struggle for the victory.
Nothing new in the third special Ostberg returned to add another scratch for her palms and allowing you add an advantage of almost 25 second in the rally. The second is Mikko Hirvonen followed by Petter Solberg and Latvala situated more than one pilot Stobart minutes.
The surprise of the fourth section, last of the first loop, her gave Kimi Raikkonen placed in a good position 7th and managed to recover much of lost time and especially finishing ahead of Loeb in the special. Ogier, like his boss, nor you were good things, being stuck on a few tracks after a small departure from runway.
1 M. OSTBERG 40:10.8 0.0
2 M. HIRVONEN 40: 35.6 + 24.8
3 P. SOLBERG 40: 56.4 + 45.6
4 J. LATVALA 41:30.6 + 1: 19. 8
5 P. SANDELL 41:30.8 + 1: 20. 0
6 H. SOLBERG 41:32.2 + 1: 21. 4
7 E. BRYNILDSEN 41:37.9 + 1: 27. 1
8 S. OGIER 41:45.8 + 1: 35. 0
9 S. LOEB 41:57.5 + 1: 46. 7
10 M. PROKOP 42:17.1 + 2: 06. 3
11 K. RAIKKONEN 42:19.6 + 2: 08. 8
