Rally of Jordan 2011: very delayed Mikko Hirvonen and Sébastien Ogier leader

As we have said in recent days, the first stage of Mikko Hirvonen was to make it very difficult. Finnish, leader of the Championship, has been highly penalized by its starting position and has lost a lot of time with a view to a possible battle tomorrow for the victory. For its part Sebastien Ogier, ranked has managed to finish the first leader loop.
The morning began with A surprising Sebastien Loeb, which despite leaving second to the section managed to set the best time, placing it also as the first leader of the Jordanian test. Jari-Matti Latvala and Ogier were able to keep pace to the Alsatian, while Solberg started something asleep and was four seconds despite its good position.
The Norwegian took the crust in the second leg, and ended up with the scratch ahead of Ogier, Latvala and Loeb. Young French star was placed at the time second, tied with the same time as his teammate at Citroen, Sebastien Loeb, head of the classification of the test.
As for the Ford, Latvala was still the fastest although had a scare after a small departure from track in the second special. The day is showing very difficult for everyone and the track has many stones and a thin layer of loose soil that hurts a lot the grip of the World Rally Cars.
On the third leg, ninth of the original program, Sebastien Ogier flying and got the lead with a higher than the seven seconds on Petter Solberg and Sebastien Loeb. Fourth is Jari-Matti Latvala who maintains his difference with leader below 10 seconds. Something that certainly cannot be said Hirvonen, who after a morning opening track has been on the road almost a minute.
1 S. OGIER 46:49.3 0.0
2 P. SOLBERG 46: 56.5 + 7.2
3 S. LOEB 46: 57.7 + 7.4
4 J. LATVALA 46: 59.1 + 9.8
5 M. HIRVONEN 47: 40.8 + 51.5
6 D. OSTBERG 47: 44.4 + 56.1.
7. M. WILSON 48:15.5 + 1: 26. 2
8. K. RAIKKONEN 48:20.1 + 1: 30. 8
9 B. AL - ATTIYAH TO 48:57.2 + 2: 07. 9
10 K. TO THE BITING 49:09.1 + 2: 19. 8

Sweden: Ostberg is leader with Hirvonen in second position

Mads Ostberg Stobart team driver has been as interim leader of Sweden Rally have 24.8 seconds on Mikko Hirvonen Ford driver.

Despite leaving in tenth position under the same conditions of snow, Ostberg was the fastest in the ES2 and roxalia and second in the ES3.

"I am very confident with the car and what I'm doing pretty easy," said the pilot Stobart. "I hope the pace notes, trust the co-pilot and hope the fantastic car I'm driving." "I feel very comfortable with the speed we have at the moment, so I feel good."

Behind the pilot factory Hirvonen mantinene 21 seconds ahead of the third Petter Solberg classified, the first pilot of Citroen.

Sebastien Loeb has the worst conditions and has lost 1 minute 46 seconds to Ostberg.

"It's almost unmanageable," said Loeb. "We are wasting an incredible time."

Jari-Matti Latvala lost third place for Solberg in the ES3.

Sebastien Ogier is eighth. French has been leading conservative way given his lack of experience in the snow. Kimi Raikkonen (ICE1 Citroen) was eleventh.

Pos pilot mark time 1 Mads Ostberg Ford 40m10.8s 2. Mikko Hirvonen Ford + 24.8s 3. Petter Solberg Citroen + 45.6s 4. Jari-Matti Latvala Ford + 1m19.8s 5. Patrik Sandell Skoda + 1m20.0s 6. Henning Solberg Ford + 1m21.4s 7. Eyvind Brynildsen Skoda + 1m27.1s 8. Sebastien Ogier Citroen + 1m35.0s 9. Sebastien Loeb Citroen + 1m46.7s10. Martin Prokop Ford + 2m06.3sescrito by Miguel Fernandez © leagues engine. Prohibited the total or partial reproduction of this content. Sources: (GMM), (CIAM), photos: Getty and F1 teams.

Sweden 2011 rally: Mikko Hirvonen wins and Sébastien Ogier is Power Stage

  At the end whether was it complicated somewhat the situation the first pilot of Ford. Some very good Mads Ostberg Cronus had reduced the difference between the two to five seconds in the absence of the power stage. However weather Norwegian has allowed to finally Mikko Hirvonen repeat victory achieved last year.

The poor situation of the track to Hirvonen has forced him having to clean it and keep rivals a breeding ground for attack. Spotlight was Petter Solberg that spun him to lose the fourth position in favour of Sebastien Ogier. Latvala meanwhile returned to reopen the airline and flying low over the Swedish sections. To be able to vote this post you must login or register here.

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However the most striking was coming curiously the first power stage broadcast live this year. After mark Ogier better time could see with stupefaction to Copilot of Petter Solberg, Chris Patterson, driving the car of the Norwegian in the final stretch. Obviously the English towards what could and only reaching target after losing more than a minute in the special and the fourth position of the general.

The explanation is Solberg had fined for speeding in one of the links, this left his driver's license suspended and forced Patterson had to take managers to compete in the stretch and take the car to the Park of attendance.

The three points of the power stage is took Sebastien Ogier, while that Loeb had two and Latvala one. Victory eventually in the hands of Mikko Hirvonen, no major surprises, Mads Ostberg after a second incredible rally and completing have Jari-Matti Latvala.

1 M. HIRVONEN 3: 23: 56 6 0.0
2 M. OSTBERG 3: 24: 03 1 + 6.5
3 J. LATVALA 3: 24: 30 6 + 34.0
4 S. OGIER 3: 24: 44 3 + 47.7
5 P. SOLBERG 3: 25: 27 8 + 1: 31. 2
6 S. LOEB 3: 26: 26 9 + 2: 30. 3
7 P. ANDERSSON 3: 30: 18 6 + 6: 22. 0
8. K. RAIKKONEN 3: 30: 58 9 + 7: 02. 3
9 M. WILSON 3: 34: 08 1 + 10: 11. 5
10. BITING 3: 34: 27 7 K + 10: 31. 1

Sweden 2011 rally: Mikko Hirvonen closer to winning the first of the season

Yesterday we we prometiamos them very happy on the day of today Sunday. You have five pilots in head, struggling to take victory by less than 15 seconds, was something to long we could not see. However the visibility has returned to play a dirty trick many of them, taking advantage of Mikko Hirvonen to increase their advantage in the Rally of Sweden for only three sections of the end.

And is that in the first section Petter Solberg, Jari-Matti Latvala and Sebastien Ogier complained that there was too much snow in suspension created a kind of curtain which made it impossible to see clearly the track. The only one able to keep pace with Hirvonen returned to Mads Ostberg, remnants of the first special just ten seconds. To be able to vote this post you must login or register here.

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Jari-Matti Latvala apart from commented visibility problems also went straight in once and played against a snow Bank that cost a new front bumper to the Ford team. And already think In the last two sections of the morning loop, Mikko Hirvonen followed by throwing a crazy and further increased its difference from the general classification. The different problems of the rest of the pilots have assured him a small advantage in addressing the three last sections calmly as possible.

1 M. HIRVONEN 2: 59: 02 7 0.0
2 M. OSTBERG 2: 59: 16 4 + 13.7
3 P. SOLBERG 2: 59: 33 2 + 30.5
4 S. OGIER 2: 59: 41 9 + 39.2
5 J. LATVALA 2: 59: 54 3 + 51.6
6 S. LOEB 3: 01: 19 4 + 2: 16. 7
7 P. ANDERSSON 3: 05: 11 5 + 6: 08. 8
8. K. RAIKKONEN 3: 05: 40 9 + 6: 38. 2
9 K. TO BITING 3: 08: 37 4 + 9: 34. 7
10 M. WILSON 3: 08: 37 8 + 9: 35. 1

Sweden: Ostberg is leader with Hirvonen in second position

Mads Ostberg Stobart team driver has been as interim leader of Sweden Rally have 24.8 seconds on Mikko Hirvonen Ford driver.

Despite leaving in tenth position under the same conditions of snow, Ostberg was the fastest in the ES2 and roxalia and second in the ES3.

"I am very confident with the car and what I'm doing pretty easy," said the pilot Stobart. "I hope the pace notes, trust the co-pilot and hope the fantastic car I'm driving." "I feel very comfortable with the speed we have at the moment, so I feel good."

Behind the pilot factory Hirvonen mantinene 21 seconds ahead of the third Petter Solberg classified, the first pilot of Citroen.

Sebastien Loeb has the worst conditions and has lost 1 minute 46 seconds to Ostberg.

"It's almost unmanageable," said Loeb. "We are wasting an incredible time."

Jari-Matti Latvala lost third place for Solberg in the ES3.

Sebastien Ogier is eighth. French has been leading conservative way given his lack of experience in the snow. Kimi Raikkonen (ICE1 Citroen) was eleventh.

Pos pilot mark time 1 Mads Ostberg Ford 40m10.8s 2. Mikko Hirvonen Ford + 24.8s 3. Petter Solberg Citroen + 45.6s 4. Jari-Matti Latvala Ford + 1m19.8s 5. Patrik Sandell Skoda + 1m20.0s 6. Henning Solberg Ford + 1m21.4s 7. Eyvind Brynildsen Skoda + 1m27.1s 8. Sebastien Ogier Citroen + 1m35.0s 9. Sebastien Loeb Citroen + 1m46.7s10. Martin Prokop Ford + 2m06.3sescrito by Miguel Fernandez © leagues engine. Prohibited the total or partial reproduction of this content. Sources: (GMM), (CIAM), photos: Getty and F1 teams.