Sébastien Loeb passes Mikko Hirvonen

On the attack, which gave him some scares, Sébastien Loeb was the fastest this morning on the roads of the Rally Argentina. The Citroën driver took advantage of two consecutive best times to move past Mikko Hirvonen into second place in the general classification, just 2 seconds behind Dani Sordo, still leader.

Published on 25/04/2009 à 15:50

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A note error in SS10, however, almost called everything into question. Surprised by an unnoted bump, Loeb gave himself a nice scare one kilometer from the finish. A small, inconsequential gap which did not prevent him from getting ahead of his rivals.

Jari-Matti Latvala also has some adventures. The hood of his Ford Focus RS WRC 09 took off in the first special of the day. The Finn is not distracted: he took fifth place in the general classification from Henning Solberg upon the arrival of Mina Clavero? Giulio Cesare, one of the monuments of the FIA World Rally Championship.

Another unexpected event for Matthew Wilson who had to avoid a dog in the middle of a special stage.

Arriving at more than 2100 meters above sea level, the competitors will now descend through El Condor? Copina, another anthology special.