Finn in a Ford. Again.
Finns in a Ford. There you have the combination victory in Rally Sweden. Again!
When Jari-Matti Latvala drove his Fiesta RS WRC over finish line in Karlstad was the sixth consecutive time that Ford was the winning car – with a Finnish driver at the wheel.
– A special victory for me, ‘said a cheerful Latvala won the Rally Sweden for the second time in his career.
The promoter of Rally Sweden has been able to secure coverage of their WRC with over 30 individual broadcasters that will ensure quality coverage in well over 120 territories.
Jari-Matti Latvala kept clear of chasing Mikko Hirvonen in the Sunday’s six special stages. The only time it was a little nervous was when Latvala had a puncture on SS22 and lost almost all the lead over Hirvonen, only 8.4 seconds remained before the two final stages.
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The final leg of this years Rally Sweden was calm until two flat tires of rally leader Jari-Matti Latvala and 3rd Petter Solberg on SS22. Solberg lost over half a minute and Latvala almost as much and the gap to Mikko Hirvonen closed down to 8,4 seconds, but there were both back on track on SS23 and Latvala has the lead with 12,9 seconds into the final Powerstage.
Crowded stages in both Sweden and Norway, broadcasting around the world and record figures on the Internet.
The positive signals from Rally Sweden were many in the last phase began Sunday morning.
– It’s obviously nice to get the signals, given the position we had just days before the competition started, says Swedish Rally CEO Glenn Olsson.
Jari-Matti Latvala is on its way to victory in Rally Sweden. The Finn extended his lead on Saturday’s stages and looks to be heading for his second triumph in the competition. Runner-up for Sunday’s final stages are Mikko Hirvonen and for the third place fight Norwegians Petter Solberg and Mads Østberg.
Jari-Matti Latvala has linked its grip on this year’s Rally Sweden when 14 of the 24 special stages are run midway trough Saturday. The Finnish Ford driver is 18.6 seconds ahead of his countryman Mikko Hirvonen, which in turn is 21.3 seconds ahead of Petter Solberg.
Ott Tänak dared most of the famous crest Colin’s Crest of SS11 Vargåsen-stage. Estonian jumped 32 meters in his Ford Fiesta RS WRC to win the Colin’s Crest Award.
It’s Finnish in top form after the first day of Rally Sweden. Jari-Matti Latvala leads before his countryman Mikko Hirvonen. Third place is the Norwegian Petter Solberg. Reigning world champion Sebastien Loeb is gone from head battle since he lost two minutes in a snow bank on SS7.