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

Sweden 2011 rally: Henning Solberg is surprising in the Stobart and Kimi Raikkonen has his first fright

 He started at the end. After a long wait world Rallye 2011 season has begun this morning with the Stobart Rally Sweden dispute. Surprisingly henning solberg has succeeded in recovering from his fall on Norwegian television and has scored the best time on his debut at the controls of the new Ford Fiesta RS WRC.

The eldest of the brothers Solberg has managed to mark a time of 2 minutes and 2.5 seconds in one of the seven passes for the stretch of evidence. In particular has been one tenth of a second faster than another Ford, of the first official driver Mikko Hirvonen.Petter Solberg, tecero, has had the honor of being the first of the new Citroen DS3 WRC, just ahead of Sebastien Loeb. To be able to vote this post you must login or register here.

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The time has been cold and the snow has been accompanied by drivers and fans during the morning. On the surface, the times have improved as they have passed the car as hard and slippery ice had formed at the beginning.

Early season problems have been also for Kimi Raikkonen which in its first pass by the Stobart has small output you can see in the video you put below. Ken Block has not spared have a good scare out of track. The U.S. has as advantage that has already participated in events with snow, but Rally America do not allow tyres with pins.

 

1 H. SOLBERG (M Stobart Ford WRT) Ford Fiesta RS WRC 2: 02, 5
2 HIRVONEN (Ford Abu Dhabi WRT) Ford Fiesta RS WRC 2: 02, 6
3 P. SOLBERG (Petter Solberg WRT) Citroen DS3 WRC 2:02, 7
4 LOEB (Citroen Total WRT) Citroen DS3 WRC 2:02, 8
5 LATVALA (Ford Abu Dhabi WRT) Ford Fiesta RS WRC 2: 03, 2
6 ANDERSSON (PG Andersson) Ford Fiesta RS WRC 2: 03, 4

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