Rally Acropolis 2011: The official Citroën cancel out the advantage of Petter Solberg

 Such and how expected yesterday, the disadvantage when opening track was going to pass bill to Petter Solberg. The Norwegian started this morning with more than 50 seconds ahead of Sebastien Loeb. However, the two official Citroen drivers have succeeded in reducing the advantage to the minimum, in the case of Ogier to just five seconds.
Petter went out overnight with the idea of losing less than thirty seconds, but the thrust of his rivals and the fact of opening track made to lost more than ten seconds in the first special. Sebastien Ogier was in charge of the scratch mark and this allowed him to be in second place after beating Loeb already a Mikko Hirvonen who could do little to stop the pace of the pilots of Citroen.
Meanwhile Jari-Matti Latvala is rejoined the race after the problems of differential of yesterday. Finnish returned to show his bad luck and in the first leg was suffering from serious problems of turbo that they forced him drag the morning loop waiting to get to the Park of assistance and that can repair you the car their mechanics.

The difference between Ogier and Solberg continued falling during the second special of the day. Something that was aggravated when Petter committed a mistake and it was wrong of address at a crossroads. As a result the Norwegian lost 19.8 seconds in a single tranche with respect to their immediate rival.
The last special morning has left Ogier to just 5.4 seconds of Petter Solberg, when there are four sections to the end of the second stage of the Acropolis Rally. Young French star is currently the fastest of the test, and after scoring the three scratch of today, is trailing in 10 seconds to teammate, Sebastien Loeb.
Meanwhile Henning Solberg and Matthew Wilson are in fifth and sixth position making a very irregular rally, seeing even passed on several occasions by Kimi Raikkonen, who is seventh. Highlight the good performance of Juho Hanninen which has inherited the top position in the SWRC class after a rollover of the up to this leading morning, Ott Tanak.
1 P. SOLBERG 2: 24: 09 4 0.0
2 S. OGIER 2: 24: 14 8 + 5.4
3 S. LOEB 2: 24: 24 4 + 15.0
4. M. HIRVONEN 2: 24: 33 2 + 23.8
5 H. SOLBERG 2: 26: 54 1 + 2: 44. 7
6. M. WILSON 2: 27: 35 4 + 3: 26. 0
7 K. RAIKKONEN 2: 29: 06 6 + 4: 57. 2
8 J. HANNINEN 2: 29: 44 9 + 5: 35. 5
9 B. SOUSA 2: 32: 07 0 + 7: 57. 6
10 D. KUIPERS 2: 32: 54 2 + 8: 44. 8

Rally Acropolis 2011: Petter Solberg sets the pace in the home

The Friday morning has begun as of usual with a Petter Solberg fast and turned to the attack. Finally, rain has not made an appearance, and high temperatures have allowed the Norwegian go up a lead throughout the morning in little more than 20 seconds on the Ford Fiesta RS WRC's Jari-Matti Latvala.

In third position Mikko Hirvonen has positioned after the first three sections, while the two official Citroen then arrive with Loeb and Ogier placed in the fourth and fifth position respectively. It has not been an easy morning to the seven times world champion, as the loose gravel and a problem in his WRC DS3 electronics have prevented him from being closer to Solberg.

After officers found to Mads Ostberg as usual is the first of the rest of the pilots. The Norwegian has lost too much time to make mistakes in a cross, but manages to overcome the "other" Ford Fiesta of Henning Solberg and Matthew Wilson are already more than one minute of difference with the leader.

For its part Kimi Raikkonen only has been able to be ninth and reeling the pace after losing the last test.

At the beginning of the first section I pilote not well, I didn't have a good feeling, but I have been improving. This test begins well, but I thought that he had suffered a flat tire when I noticed that the rear of the car was more loose. Then I played a great bump and now the direction is not straight.

1 P. SOLBERG 55:43.1 0.0
2 J. LATVALA 56: 10.3 + 21.2
3 M. HIRVONEN 56: 17.8 + 34.7
4 S. LOEB 56: 18.5 + 22.0
5 S. OGIER 56: 23.5 + 40.4
6. M. OSTBERG 56:46.4 + 1: 03. 3
7 H. SOLBERG 56:50.8 + 1: 07. 7
8. M. WILSON 57:00.2 + 1: 17. 1
9. K. RAIKKONEN 57:50.8 + 2: 07. 7
10 D. KUIPERS 58:51.6 + 3: 08. 5

Rally of Jordan 2011: Petter Solberg the fastest of the Stobart

After he began the action at Jordan. After all the problems suffered in recent days the rally has begun with the Stobart, being the fastest Petter Solberg in the little more than two kilometres of which consisted of evidence section. Behind Sebastien Loeb, which marked a time ended four decimas worse than the Norwegian private pilot.

Third and first Ford has finished the morning Jari-Matti Latvala who has completed the only stretch three decimas better than his teammate, Mikko Hirvonen, who has finally been fourth. Finnish has faced a difficult test since it will only have one day, on Saturday, to recover the time that can be recovered tomorrow opening track.

It was very difficult to get it without having had the opportunity to test the new tyres, because there is much difference. But we had no option, so we have done the best we could. Despite the few kilometers, I have learned a lot about tires now and am prepared to fight for the title.

1 Solberg P. (Citroen DS3 WRC) was, 1 min
2.Loeb (Citroen DS3 WRC) + 0.4 s
3 Latvala (Ford Fiesta WRC) + 0.7 s
4 Hirvonen (Ford Fiesta WRC) + 0.8 s
Ogier (Citroen DS3 WRC) + 0.8 s
6 Wilson (Ford Fiesta WRC) + 1.7 s
Raikkonen (Citroen DS3 WRC) + 1.7 s
8 Solberg (Ford Fiesta WRC) H. + 1.8 s
9 Ostberg (Ford Fiesta WRC) + 2.7 s
10. Al - Attiyah (Ford Fiesta S2000) + 2.9 s