WRC, det ser inte bra ut tyvärr..

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Hirvonens huv gick precis upp under SS 15 Port Talbot. Tyvärr fick han då stanna och ta bort huven. Det tog 60 sec. Så nu ser det ut såhär:

Loeb
Hirvonen +1,25m
Sordo +1,26m
PSolberg +1,44m

Om inte det händer Loeb någe nu på sista SS så blir han Världsmästare för 6:e gången på raken.

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Om man går in på http://www.wrc.com så kan man lyssna live på World Rally Radio där för att höra hur det går på sista sträckan.

Det regnar sjukt mycket just nu så allt kan faktiskt hända!

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Och nu har Loeb vunnit världmästerskapet. Mikko låter rätt så ledsen.. Men han siktar på nästa år. Grattis till France.

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Loeb är ju inte direkt kass, så det är ju bara att gratulera!

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Rally of Wales

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen 3t16m25.4s
2. Mikko Hirvonen Ford + 1m06.1s
3. Dani Sordo Citroen + 1m07.1s
4. Petter Solberg Citroen + 1m28.1s
5. Henning Solberg Ford + 6m28.0s
6. Matthew Wilson Ford + 7m46.0s
7. Jari-Matti Latvala Ford + 12m11.9s
8. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen + 14m27.8s
9. Eyvind Brynildsen Skoda + 22m22.7s
10. Armindo Araujo Mitsubishi + 24m18.8s

Sluttabell VM

1. Loeb, 93p
2. Hirvonen, 93
3. Sordo, 64
4. Latvala, 41
5. P.Solberg, 35

Konstruktörsmästerskapet

1. Citroën, 167p
2. Ford, 140
3. Stobart-Ford, 80
4. Citroën Junior, 47
5. Munchis Ford, 23

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http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=10 ... n+2010%27+

Malcom om Hirvonen 2010.



Malcolm Wilson: 'Hirvonen will be even stronger in 2010'
The boss of Ford's rally team, Malcolm Wilson, has praised the efforts of his lead-driver Mikko Hirvonen at this weekend’s Rally GB, and expressed his confidence in the Finn's ability to battle even harder in next year's World Championship.

Hirvonen and co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen were locked in a thrilling head-to head battle with Sebastien Loeb on today's final stages in Wales, until the bonnet of their car flipped open on SS15, effectively handing the title to the defending champion.

Finishing as title runner-up for the second year running, Hirvonen was clearly disappointed with the result, but Wilson was quick to praise the 'Flying Finn' for his exceptional performance throughout the year.

“He really has done an incredible job this year” Wilson told wrc.com. “The way he has hauled himself back from being 20 points down, to actually leading the championship going into the final rally is nothing short of amazing. Sebastien said that this has been his most difficult championship to date and I don’t think he has ever gone into a championship decider trailing by one point. The way Mikko has run him right to end shows just how much he has come on and evolved as the lead-driver of the team”

With Hirvonen finishing a mere one point behind Loeb in the Drivers' standings, Wilson is positive that Mikko can come back next year and take his first WRC title.

“The one thing I do know is that he will come back even stronger” continued the Ford Team boss, “I think if you look at his career path you can see that he always does. I know he is hurt and I am disappointed for him, but I know he will come back and challenge in 2010. We have every confidence he will lead the team to even bigger and better things in the future.”