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 Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 2:15 pm Post subject: WRC:Solberg makes it three from three |
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Petter Solberg started the third stage of the morning with a six second advantage over Sebastien Loeb and extended his advantage pulling another 1.6s over his Citroen rival with his third straight stage win in the new WRC2007.
Loeb, very much enjoying the handling of the C4 on its first gravel event, was second fastest overall, extending his advantage over team-mate Dani Sordo who moves up in the standings ahead of Chris Atkinson in the second Subaru.
Rally Norway winner Mikko Hirvonen was fourth fastest in his BP Ford Focus just a tenth of a second slower than Sordo and three-tenths quicker than team-mate and Championship leader Marcus Gronholm. Manfred Stohl was sixth fastest in his OMV Citroen Xsara, retaining his seventh position overall in the standings.
Chris Atkinson was seventh fastest on this stage in the second Subaru Impreza but maintains his third position in the overall standings ahead of Sordo, Gronholm and Hirvonen. "We need to tidy things up and stop the car moving and things will be better," the Australian explained.
Jean Marie Latvala was eighth fastest in his Stobart Focus and remains in a potential points paying position in eighth overall just behind Manfred Stohl's OMV machine.
BP Ford may have dominated last time out in the snow of Norway, but already Gronholm and Hirvonen are sliding close to half a minute behind rally leader Petter Solberg.
The team head for service ahead of SS4, a re-run of the first stage of the day, which gets underway at 13.02 local time.
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