BP Ford Abu Dhabi's Mikko Hirvonen set the pace on Thursday morning in the shakedown for the Wales Rally GB, the final round in the 2008 World Rally Championship.
Mikko Hirvonen led the Rally Japan from start-to-finish this weekend, but while he took the maximum haul it wasn't sufficient to keep his title dream alive and with Sebastien Loeb finishing third, the Frenchman becomes the first ever driver to win the WRC crown five times.
by Rob Wilkins Rallying may not get nearly as much coverage as Formula 1, but that doesn't mean the drivers' are better, in fact quite the contrary according to 1989 RAC winner and 1979 BRC champion Pentti Airikkala.
Mikko Hirvonen has paid homage to Francois Duval after the Belgian obeyed team orders and eased off in the penultimate stage of the Rally RACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada, something that handed the Finn third place.
BP Ford Abu Dhabi team boss Malcolm Wilson has branded the final leg of the Rally New Zealand as 'one of the most disappointing days' the team has ever experienced.
Sebastien Loeb has extended his lead in the WRC standings to eight points with only four rallies remaining, two of which will occur on his preferred Tarmac surface.
The penultimate stage of the Rally New Zealand is turning into a nightmare for Ford after Mikko Hirvonen, Jari-Matti Latvala and Francois Duval all ran into problems.
BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally team director Malcolm Wilson has paid tribute to his number one driver Mikko Hirvonen following the Finn's win at the weekend on the Rally of Turkey.
The World Rally Championship is currently in the midst of a trio of back-to-back Mediterranean events and following the Rally d'Italia Sardegna, next up is the legendary Acropolis Rally of Greece - one of the oldest and most prestigious rounds in the series.
The ADAC Rallye Deutschland and the other asphalt events, in France and Spain, could be the deciding factor in terms of the championship now, that's the prediction of Subaru team boss David Lapworth, as the World Rally Championship heads to Trier for round ten of the championship.
After a promising start on today [Friday]'s first leg of the Neste Rally Finland, there was disappointment for the Subaru team when both Petter Solberg and Mikko Hirvonen retired from the event.
Subaru team leader Petter Solberg was forced to retire from the Rally of Argentina today [Friday] on the road section to SS10 after a small fire on board his Impreza stopped the engine, the Norwegian had been running fourth overall.
Subaru World Rally team boss, David Lapworth has issued a public apology to Petter Solberg, after a mistake by the Banbury based outfit cost him over half of his lead on the Acropolis Rally.
Subaru's Petter Solberg has lost the lead of the Corona Rally Mexico after stewards handed him a five-minute penalty for an incident in the time control before the final service.
The news that Mikko Hirvonen has been chosen to join the Subaru World Rally Team marks a stunning hat-trick for the coaching methods of Pentti Airikkala.
Subaru Tecnica International [STI] announced today that Mikko Hirvonen will join the 555 Subaru World Rally Team in 2004 - replacing the unwell Richard Burns.
Finn Mikko Hirvonen has moved into pole position for the vacant seat at Subaru alongside new 2003 World Rally champion, Petter Solberg, following reports that Colin McRae's chances of securing the drive now 'don't look good'.
Ford BP Rallye Sport will start the final round of the FIA World Rally Championship in Great Britain this week intent on creating a record unmatched in the modern era of the sport.