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Response: Why has Loeb been so dominant?
Sebastien Loeb has been in a class of his own this year and now looks poised to win the drivers' title for the third year running.

SWRT: Solberg deal shows we aren`t going to quit.
Subaru's manufacturer principal, Toshi Azuma has said that the team's new three-season deal with Petter Solberg is proof of their long-term commitment to the FIA World Rally Championship.

Official: Solberg agrees new deal with Subaru.
The Subaru World Rally team has confirmed that number one driver, Petter Solberg will remain with the team in 2007, after the Norwegian inked a new deal.

Solberg explains decision to stay with Subaru.
Subaru number one driver, Petter Solberg has said that the reason he decided to stay with the Banbury-based team and sign a new three-season deal with them is because he is convinced they can get back to the top.

Have your say: Why has Loeb been so dominant?
Sebastien Loeb has dominated the WRC this year, winning five of the eight events to date and in the process building a commanding lead in the drivers' championship - 29 points' up on Marcus Gronholm, his closest challenger.

Q&A: Armin Schwarz - EXCLUSIVE.
by Rob Wilkins Red Bull Skoda team boss, Armin Schwarz talks exclusively to Crash.net Radio about the squad's season to date and explains why he thinks things will only get tougher as the year goes on...

Future of Red Bull Skoda to be decided in autumn?
by Rob Wilkins Red Bull Skoda team boss, Armin Schwarz has confirmed that they are definitely hoping to continue the programme with the Fabia WRC in 2007.

Galli: Mitsubishi`s decision to quit a big pity.
by Rob Wilkins. Gigi Galli reckons that Mitsubishi could have done very well this year, if they hadn't canned their factory programme.

Loeb admits: Not much more to come on Xsara.
Runway championship leader, Sebastien Loeb reckons that the second half of the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship season could be a lot tougher for him.

Polish win for champion Kuzaj.
Local driver Leszek Kuzaj claimed victory in the 63rd running of the Rally Poland, one of the six candidate events attempting to earn a place on the 2007 World Rally Championship calendar.

Loeb continues podium streak.
After a stunning run of form that has put significant daylight between himself and his World Rally Championship rivals, Sebastian Loeb finally had to concede defeat to Marcus Gronholm in the Acropolis Rally, but not before almost being forced to retire.

Teiskonen promoted to third
Aki Teiskonen has finished on the podium after all, having be promoted to third place in the Production World Rally Championship category at the end of a dramatic final leg on the Acropolis Rally.
Gronholm wins Acropolis.
Setting the early scratch time in the final Athens superspecial appears to have handed Marcus Gronholm victory in the Acropolis Rally, ending Sebastien Loeb's run of wins at five.

Loeb finishes second day on three wheels.
Kronos Citroen's Sebastien Loeb has confirmed that his Xsara WRC was heavily damaged after he suffered a left rear tyre failure in SS13 on Saturday, the final stage that made up the second leg of the Acropolis Rally.

Michael Park trophy appeal launched.
Former Peugeot Sport WRC co-ordinator, Vincent Laverne has began an appeal to establish the 'Michael Park Trophy' ahead of this weekend's Acropolis Rally, the eighth round in the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship.

Pirelli take new version of XR tyre to Greece.
Pirelli have developed a new version of their P Zero XR tyre for the Acropolis Rally, the eighth round in the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship, which begins later on this week.

Vovos set for Acropolis with Atoyle Kazaz.
Greek legend Aris Vovos will be the only local driver in a WRC car on the Acropolis Rally this coming weekend, when drives a Subaru Impreza S11 run by Atoyle Kazaz.

APRC: Crocker wins in NZ.
Cody Crocker won round three of the 2006 FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship at Rotorua, New Zealand at the weekend.

McRae wins Zulu Rally.
Alister McRae won the Zulu Rally on Saturday, South Africa's WRC candidate event, in his Jardine Lloyd Thompson supported Mitsubishi Evo 8.

Aigner: Wicha and I will form a good team.
Red Bull Skoda's Andreas Aigner has said that he is looking forward to working with his new co-driver, Klaus Wicha on the Acropolis Rally next week, after parting ways with Timo Gottschalk.

Galli apologises after breaking co-drivers nose!
Former Mitsubishi works driver, Gigi Galli has apologised to his co-driver, Giovanni Bernacchini after an incident at the end of the second day of the Rally d'Italia Sardegna, left him nursing a broken nose!