The Breakfast-show on Norwegian Radio 1 had fun with Henning and me this morning. They called up both Henning and me, and I thought Henning called me and Henning thought I called him…… We were so confused! This is funny!!! Check out www.radio1.no choose Oslo, Frokostshow and then Luringen.
A good fourth place for Petter in Wales. Sebastien Loeb won the event, just seconds ahead of Latvala who ended second. Dani Sordo is third, and PG Andersson drove into fitfh place.
15 of 15 events in the 2008 championship are over, and again Sebastien Loeb is the world champion. Petter ended sixth with 46 points.
Overall classification Wales Rally GB 2008
1. Sebastien Loeb, Citroen
2. Jari-Matti Latvala, Ford +2,7
3. Dani Sordo, Citroen +1.10,6
4. Petter Solberg, Subaru +1.49,6
5. PG Andersson, Suzuki +3.54,1
6. Francois Duval, Ford +4.57,8
7. Toni Gardemeister, Suzuki +5.15,0
8. Mikko Hirvonen, Ford +5.28,8
Petter ble nummer 4 i Wales. Vant gjorde Sebastien Loeb, mens Latvala ble nummer 2 og Sordo nummer 3. PG kjørte inn til en 5. plass. Henning fikk ødelagt et hjul på den nest siste prøva og måtte bryte.
I am quite happy with the day. The car is really good and we have a good pace. We are still missing some grip here and there, especially at the icy sections. On the other parts we are actually faster than the others. This car is definitely ready for a win. It will be exciting tomorrow, to see how much ice there are on the stages. It’s getting a bit colder tonight, so it could be quite icy out there.
Day two in Wales are over, and today it was about grip – or lack of grip. A lot of ice, both over and under all the mud, has made this rally a real challenge for the drivers so far. But the weather has been brilliant today, the sun has been shining all day, and no rain.
Jari-Matti Latvala is still in the lead when the second day in Wales are finished. Latvala will be first on the road tomorrow, while Loeb, who is second, will have the advantage of following Latvala lines. Dani Sordo is third, and Petter has climbed up to fourth.
Petter pushed from the start today, and the first splits on the first stage were fantastic. – The first half were good fun, but on the second half I lost both the grip and the feeling, and it got a lot harder, Petter explained after the finish. – But this was a good time, and I will keep pushing.
But Petter was not the only one who were pushing really hard on the Resolfen stage. Dani Sordo ended with a time so fast that we thought it was something wrong with the timing-system. Sordo said they spent a lot of time on the recce marking exactly where the ice was, and that explained the stage win on SS9, 18 seconds ahead of Hirvonen. Sordo also had the advantage of following the other drivers lines and could see the breaking-marks. Mads Østberg, who were 4th on the first day, got engine problems on the same stage and lost some time. In the afternoon he went off the road on SS14, and had to retire.
Chris Atkinsons crash last night, made us all a bit shaky, and looking at the car today it seems they were extremely lucky that they were able to just step out of the car afterwards. The car were damaged so much, that there were no chance of a restart today. – We went straight out of the road in the first corner on the stage, Chris explained earlier today. – The stage was so icy that we had no chance.
Wales Rally GB continues Sunday with the final 4 four stages.
Overall Classification day 2 Wales Rally GB
1. Latvala, Ford
2. Loeb, Citroen +7,3
3. Sordo, Citroen +27,9
4. Petter, Subaru +52,5
5. Andersson, Suzuki +2.06,1
6. Henning, Ford +2.09,3
7. Duval, Ford +2.29,6
8. Gardemeister, Suzuki +3.33,0
Det gikk skikkelig bra i starten på den første prøva, fikk noen gode tider på de første splittene. Vi gjør noen endringer nå inne på service og håper det vil gi oss litt traction tilbake.
We were told there is a lot of ice on the first stage, but that will not stop us from attacking. A lot can happen today, but I have a good feeling!
Latvala is in the lead when the first day of Wales Rally GB are finished. Loeb is second and PG Andersson is third. The Norwegian Mads Østberg is fourth, while Petter is fifth. Chris Atkinson rolled off the road on SS7, Chris was airlifted to hospital, but SWRT says it is just to be on the safe side. Mikko Hirvonen rolled on SS5, managed to get the car back on the road, but lost more than four minutes. Henning Solberg has reported gearbox problems. Heavy rain also made it difficult for the drivers to see anything.
Last night the organiser decided to shorten the six first stages of the rally, due to difficult conditions. This morning they decided to cancel SS1 and SS4 for the same reason. The stages were all very icy, making it dangerous to run in competitive speed. All in all the drivers have only competed for about 50kms today, not 123kms as planned.
Wales Rally GB continues tomorrow with 7 more stages.
Overall classification day 1 Wales Rally GB
1. Latvala, Ford
2. Loeb,Citroen +12,9
3. PG Andersson, Suzuki +22,5
4. Østberg, Subaru +24,0
5. Petter, Subaru +27,4
6. Sordo, Citroen +32,2
7. Duval, Ford +52,0
8. Ogier, Citroen +54,8
9. Henning, Ford +1.04,7
Her er gutta i full gang med 15 minutter remote service. Den delen av prøvene vi kjørte på i dag var ikke så verst, det var nesten verre på transporten hvor det lå 10 cm snø.
@Petter_Solberg #WRC CYPRUS 2009 Troodos Mountains http://t.co/9SVWI4tG
Junto a Petter Solberg... campeón mundial de rally! http://t.co/ajJ1B6AM
@Petter_Solberg Remember this ? #WRC CYPRUS 2009 , best holiday ever http://t.co/dvpLIpKr
Петтер Сольберг... http://t.co/BvWKosU6 #Все_про_Авто
RT "@damonf1: WRC Petter Solberg: Suecia y México serán determinantes: http://t.co/PKA2VVuH"
RT @damonf1: WRC Petter Solberg: Suecia y México serán determinantes: http://t.co/1f3b6OfL
WRC Petter Solberg: Suecia y México serán determinantes: http://t.co/1f3b6OfL
RT @starpainted: @Ingrridt Your English really isn't that bad. It could always be worse. What if your English was similar to Petter Solberg's. Ah, the shame.
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