The WRC is on display at La Concorde

Sébastien Loeb and Mikko Hirvonen were expected. Kimi Räikkönen and Ken Block are the new stars. The World Rally Championship was launched today in Paris in the presence of the crews.

Published on 02/02/2010 à 15:10

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North One Sport organized a presentation of the 2010 World Rally Championship season at the Automobile Club de France today in Paris. In the presence of Jean Todt, new President of the FIA, and the crews who will be regularly entered this year.

“I am very happy to see that the WRC is going in the right direction,” confides Jean Todt. “We will work to maintain this dynamic. With more promotion, we can create a solid foundation to improve this sport in all areas. »

“At the heart of this process, the FIA held yesterday the second meeting of the Working Group Rally which has a program for the global development of the discipline. This group is chaired by Graham Stoker and brings together representatives from the WRC, the IRC, the Dakar and off-road events,” he adds.

The first event of the season, which will start in Karlstad in Sweden, will begin on Thursday February 11.