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Alan Gow plays down talk that the Abarth Grande Punto could feature on the BTCC grid before the end of the year

2007 F1 World champion Kimi Raikkonen impressed on the Neste Oil Rally Finland last weekend, despite crashing out in the final stage on day two, and the Finn revelled on his WRC debut declaring it 'good fun'.

Giandomenico Basso leads the 50th Rali Vinho Madeira, round seven of the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge, heading into the second and final leg today after an engrossing 13 special stages so far.

Abarth's Anton Alen will miss this weekend's Rally Madeira, the latest round in the 2008 Intercontinental Rally Challenge after being struck down by a virus.