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Post-event Press Conference

11/03/2012 · 06:43 pm Add a comment!

FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE L’AUTOMOBILE

2012 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
RALLY GUANAJUATO MEXICO
Post event Press Conference
Sunday 11 March

Present:
1st - Sébastien Loeb, Citroën Total World Rally...

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Loeb and Elena Confirm Sixth Victory

11/03/2012 · 02:42 pm Add a comment!

• Hirvonen confirms 1-2 finish for Citroën Total World Rally Team
• Solberg snatches podium for Ford; Latvala rolls and is forced out
• Benito Guerra clinches PWRC win; 10th-placed Trivino top local driver

LEÓN...

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Stage Flash 24

11/03/2012 · 02:22 pm Add a comment!

Car 1. LOEB/ELENA
“I enjoy. I always win here… We do first and second with Mikko. It is a great result for the team so we are very happy.!

Car 2. HIRVONEN/LEHTINEN
“I am really happy. It was my first rally on...

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Stage Flash 23

11/03/2012 · 02:21 pm 1 comment

Car 3. LATVALA/ANTTILA
A distraught Latvala was in discussion with FIA officials as to whether he could continue into SS23. The car was badly damaged in SS22 and damage to the cars roll cage meant that the Finn was...

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Stage Flash 22

11/03/2012 · 01:08 pm Add a comment!

Car 1. LOEB/ELENA
“Okay I did not care about times. I have enough of a gap at the front and I can control the race now.”

Car 2. HIRVONEN/LEHTINEN
“Close to the end, I hit big rock on the front-right. I feel I...

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Press Conference - End of Leg 2 (Day 3)

10/03/2012 · 09:51 pm 6 comments

Present:
Yves Matton– Citroën Total World Rally Team manager
Malcolm Wilson – Ford World Rally Team director
Sven Smeets – Volkswagen Motorsport

Sébastien Loeb – Citroën Total World Rally Team, 1st o/a
Mikko...

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Loeb and Elena Extend Lead

10/03/2012 · 07:50 pm Add a comment!

·• Hirvonen maintains second; Latvala displaces Østberg to take third
• Brake problems sideline Atkinson; Nobre crashes; engine woes for Abbring
• Mexican Benito Guerra maintains advantage in PWRC; Novikov loses a...

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Stage Flash 20

10/03/2012 · 07:42 pm Add a comment!

Car 1. LOEB/ELENA
“Comfortable situation but we still have a long way to go.”

Car 2. HIRVONEN/LEHTINEN
“I am surprised there is no damage to my car as there was debris from Novikov’s car in the stage. Very...

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Stage Flash 18

10/03/2012 · 06:39 pm Add a comment!

Car 1. LOEB/ELENA
“Yes, we had a good run but we just had pleasure. A good time!”

Car 3. LATVALA/ANTTILA
“Slippery but good fun! Now I try to concentrate and try to improve.”

Car 4. SOLBERG/PATTERSON
“Very...

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Stage Flash 17

10/03/2012 · 05:34 pm Add a comment!

Car 1. LOEB/ELENA
“This stage was tricky because there were some big stones on the road. If I hit it I would break everything.”

Car 2. HIRVONEN/LEHTINEN
“Maintaining our position, yes. Jari-Matti is a long way...

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10/03/2012 · 03:07 pm Add a comment!

Car 32. FUCHS/MUSSANO
“Definitely no chance to catch Guerra. It is too hot for the tyres now also.”

Car 38. GUERRA/ROZADA
“It is very hot in the car but I am leading so I am happy!”

Car 52. TRIVINO/HARO
“I...

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Stage Flash 16

10/03/2012 · 02:44 pm 1 comment

Car 1. LOEB/ELENA
“That was okay. Good drive, no mistake and a lot of big stones near the end so I took it a little bit easy.”

Car 2. HIRVONEN/LEHTINEN
“No panic, a little bit careful. It started to be a little...

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Stage Flash 15

10/03/2012 · 01:20 pm Add a comment!

Car 1. LOEB/ELENA
“Fastest time again and now we are more than 20s lead. I see Jari-Matti lost time again…(joking)…he had a good tyre…he only lost 50 seconds….25km on a puncture….now I know I don’t have to change if...

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