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Thursday, 24th July 2008

Pirelli boss says 'Star Driver' scheme has double value for the World Rally Championship.

"Each European nation that hosts a WRC or European Rally Championship round will be able to nominate a driver to represent them through their national motorsport federation: this makes a total of 18 nations," added the release to the media.

"The overall winners will be selected with a view to their all-round performance - irrespective of the car they are driving - in a carefully formulated shoot-out. The drivers have to be aged less than 27 on January 1st 2008, while the panel judging them will be made up of well-known former rally stars as well as experts from Pirelli.

"An interesting element of the selection process will be an interview that each driver will have to give in English, in order to assess his or her communication skills towards the world's media.

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"Further details of the regulations governing the selection process will be made available shortly and given to all the nations participating in the Pirelli Star Driver programme."

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