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Shame, that we haven't already such a thread!

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Sébastien Loeb and Sébastien Ogier with Citroën Racing in 2011

Ending Ford’s hopes of clinching a 2011 deal with Ogier

Monday 19 July 2010 - 20h56, by Franck Drui

Sébastien Loeb will again compete in the 2011 FIA World Rally Championship with Citroën Racing for which he has driven since 2001. The team has also renewed its confidence in Sébastien Ogier for the next three seasons. Ogier will replace Dani Sordo as Loeb’s team-mate full-time next season.

The 2011 FIA World Rally Championship will mark a turning point in the history of the sport with the arrival of the new generation 4-wheel-drive 1600 cc turbo-powered cars. Having won five Manufacturers’ World Championship titles since 2003, Citroën has decided to stack all the odds in its favour by entering Sébastien Loeb and Sébastien Ogier.

Olivier Quesnel (Citroen Racing Team Principal): “Obviously, it’s a double dose of satisfaction for Citroën Racing. Not content to have the greatest set of results in the history of rallying, Sébastien Loeb is still as hungry as ever for more victories and titles. His experience, his race intelligence, and his capacity to get 100% out his cars, will be all the more crucial as we’ll have a new car next season. Citroën Racing has been preparing for the future with Sébastien Ogier for some time now. This is why we wanted to sign a contract with him for the next three seasons. Dani Sordo is still part of our plans for next year, but we have to finalise our budgets before announcing the full programme.”

Sébastien Loeb: “My contract with Citroën allowed me to stop at the end of this year. But my motivation and my will to win are still as strong as ever! The 2011 season will be my eleventh in the works Citroën colours. I think that the world championship will be a very interesting one, as the arrival of a new generation of cars will reshuffle the cards among the manufacturers. Of course, it’s no secret that we’re already working flat out on the new Citroën DS3, and I can’t wait to see where it stands in relation to its rivals. In the meantime, winning my seventh consecutive world title is my main objective.”

Sébastien Ogier: “I’d like to thank Citroën for renewing its confidence in me, and what’s more, for three seasons! I made my world championship debut with this team, and I’ve always said that my priority was to stay with them. I’m thrilled at the idea of driving the new generation World Rally Cars, and of defending the colours of the make at the topmost level. Like Sébastien, I’m fully concentrated on the end of this season starting with the Finnish Rally, where I’ll be part of the Citroën Total World Rally Team for the first time!”

So fast could it goes! Congrats,Seb! You deserve it, you're driving awesome this year!

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Heard that Mini will enter WRC next season...

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Yes, that's correct.

They plan to contest in WRC, but also in the S2000 series.
They will have first tests inthe end of August with many popular drivers as testers: Marcus Grönholm, Per-Gunnar Andersson, Gigi Galli or Chris Atkinson...

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You know something LadyR....the only WRC stuff we see in Toronto is in a TV tyre commercial....your dedication to this sport makes me wish we see the championship every weekend

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so.. Mini will be 4wd?? sorry.. dont know much about WRC though

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Mini back on the gravel with WRC plan

So whats a Mini Countryman then?

If true I will support them.

Are Subaru and Mitsi still in the WRC?

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no thread for Finland Rally?

Hirvonen had a huuuge accident at stage 4. nice to see them both ok after that.

http://www.megavideo.com/?v=TU7LLMW0

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no thread for Finland Rally?

Hirvonen had a huuuge accident at stage 4. nice to see them both ok after that.

http://www.megavideo.com/?v=TU7LLMW0

eekk..big shunt

[Mach]

New Mitsubishi car commercial on TV......Mitsubishi rally cars driving through some course

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Congrats, Monsieur Loeb!!!
7th title in WRC!!!!
You legend!!!!!

Citroen C4 WRC driver Sebastien Loeb has won the Rallye de France, and with it a sensational seventh consecutive FIA World Rally Championship drivers' title.

Today’s victory was the 60th at World Championship level for Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena, who sealed the emotional win on a stage in Haguenau - the town in which Loeb was born 36 years ago.

Loeb led the rally from beginning to end, finishing 35.7sec ahead of the man in second place, his Citroen Total team-mate Dani Sordo. The team result gives Citroen an assailable lead in the manufacturers’ championship, meaning the FIA crown is heading to Paris for the sixth time.

Citroen privateer Petter Solberg finished third, 41.1sec behind Sordo, to complete a clean sweep of the podium for the French manufacturer.

Ford works team driver Jari-Matti Latvala finished fourth while his team-mate Mikko Hirvonen completed the top five places.

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well we all knew this was going to happen for a while now..lol..

Its pretty impressive.

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well we all knew this was going to happen for a while now..lol..

Its pretty impressive.

And they'll all be in Cardiff next month

Ray

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And they'll all be in Cardiff next month

Ray

You'll attend it, Ray?

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And they'll all be in Cardiff next month

Ray

You'll attend it, Ray?

I'll be able to see the Service Parks from my apartment

I'm hoping I'll be able to see SS1 and SS16 from my lounge window

I will try to go to the "Meet The Drivers" reception as it is just around the corner from my apartment.

Shall I get KR's signature for you?

Ray

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Kimi kimi kimi......

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Vote for your WRC-personality-of-the-year.....

http://www.wrc.com/fanzone/polls/

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Sebastian Loeb makes Michael Schumachers domination spell look like a brief period!!!!

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Loeb starts off the 2012 WRC in the lead, with a lead of 1m04.2s after Day 1......here we go again!

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WRC is screwed!