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Solberg: I can beat Burns.
Subaru World Rally team driver Petter Solberg heads to the Rallye Sanremo this weekend on a mission - namely to close the gap on Richard Burns at the top of the drivers' championship.
Preview: Rallye Sanremo / Rallye d'Italia.
The 45th Rallye Sanremo takes place this weekend, the eleventh round in the 2003 FIA World Rally Championship. Italy will also play host to the fifth round in the 2003 FIA Junior WRC.
Subaru goes 'active' for Sanremo.
The 555 Subaru World Rally Team will have a 'secret weapon' for the Rallye Sanremo this weekend, when they run a type of active ride on Petter Solberg's Subaru Impreza.
Citroen foursome for Sanremo.
With four events to go between now and the end of the 2003 FIA World Rally championship, four latest-specification Citroen Xsara WRCs have been entered for the 2003 Sanremo Rally.
Hyundai to miss Sanremo.
The Hyundai World Rally Team will not be represented this weekend on the Rallye Sanremo following a dispute between Motor Sport Developments [MSD] - the outfit that looks after the WRC programme for the Korean firm, and the Hyundai Motor Company itself. A statement from MSD explained:
Moya appointed sporting director at Subaru.
The 555 Subaru World Rally Team has announced today that they have appointed former world champion co-driver, Luis Moya, as its sporting director.
Citroen let McRae go, Sainz stays.
Citroen Sport have today revealed that Colin McRae will not drive for them in 2004, having opted to keep Carlos Sainz.
Q&A: Juan Suberville (Rally Mexico).
The FIA revealed the 2004 World Rally Championship calendar today, and for the first time ever, Mexico will host a round next season. Here Juan Suberville, president of the organising committee, talks achieving inclusion in the WRC, and a lot, lot more...
Martin and Park excluded from Rally Australia.
Ford BP Rallye Sport drivers Markko Martin and Michael Park were excluded from the Rally Australia early this morning by the event's stewards.
Podium for Mitsubishi and McShea.
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution driver Niall McShea finished on the podium in third position in Rally Australia, the penultimate round of the FIA Production Car World Rally Championship.
Rowe wins in Australia to lead PCWRC.
Martin Rowe has set up a thrilling final round of the Production Car World Rally Championship [PCWRC] in Corsica next month after winning the penultimate round at the Rally of Australia today.
Rowe builds Production Car WRC lead for Subaru.
Martin Rowe has steadily increased his lead in the Production Car World Rally Championship [PCWRC] in his Subaru Impreza WRX STI as the second day of Rally of Australia drew to a close.
I know I can do much better, says Martin.
Ford BP Rallye Sport drivers Markko Martin and Michael Park remained in seventh position after the second group of speed tests in today's opening leg of this tenth round of the FIA World Rally Championship.
Solberg: Today is just a warm-up!
555 Subaru World Rally Team driver Petter Solberg has ended leg one of the Telstra Rally Australia today, locked in a thrilling battle for the lead with another young star of the sport, Citroen's Sebastien Loeb.
Q&A: Toni Gardemeister.
Skoda's Toni Gardemeister finished sixth in Australia last year and he believes that this time he can score the team's first points with the Fabia WRC. Here the Finn talks about Oz, why it is popular but dangerous and a lot, lot more...
Arai seeking to maintain PCWRC advantage.
Toshi Arai is looking for another good finish in his Subaru Impreza WRX STI when the Production Car World Rally Championship [PCWRC] resumes on the Rally of Australia from September 4th to 7th.
Q&A: Robert Reid.
As passenger in the right-hand seat of the World Rally Championship leader's Peugeot 206 WRC, Robert Reid clearly lives a life in the fast lane. But his job is also a way of life; you don't get to become Richard Burns' co-driver by accident!
Looming retirement won't slow me, says Makinen.
555 Subaru World Rally team driver Tommi Makinen has promised that his decision to retire will not affect his will to win this weekend on the Telstra Rally Australia.
WRC team boss swaps roles.
Paul Howarth, team manager for the 555 Subaru World Rally Team, will be hanging up his world-famous blue and yellow shirt when he swaps roles and joins French businessman Frederic Dor on the 2003 East African Safari Rally.
Lukander's charity ice hockey match a success.
A budget of EUR14,000 was raised during a charity ice hockey match hosted by Skoda Motorsport World Rally Team co-driver Paavo Lukander at Kuovala some days ago. The money raised will be used to help young Finns recover from drug addiction.
West wins Propecia Rally NZ scholarship.
The bitter-sweet year for Timaru rally driver Chris West looks like ending with sugar-coating.
Peugeot unveils 307 WRC.
The Frankfurt Motor Show was the slightly unlikely setting for what was being billed as the third important event in the recent sporting history of Automobiles Peugeot - the launch of its new 307 WRC rally 'weapon'.
Panizzi joins Mitsubishi, Alister McRae out.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced that Frenchman Gilles Panizzi has signed a contract with its motor sports subsidiary MMSP GmbH to spearhead its assault in the 2004 FIA World Rally Championship.
Jean-Joseph joins Citroen for 2004.
Citroen Sport has signed Renault's Simon Jean-Joseph for 2004, seemingly making him their 'third driver', following changes to the FIA World Rally Championship rules back in June.