SS1: Loeb ahead of Hirvonen

Published on 07/05/2009 à 19:34

Pierre Tassel

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Mikko Hirvonen (Ford Focus WRC), which opens the road in the special stages of the first day of Rally from Mexico, lost a lot of time in SS1, which he just finished in 14'27"4. “ I didn?t drive well at all, it was really slippery », he commented at the finish of the Alfaro special.

Sébastien Loeb (Citroën C4 WRC) finished SS1 by improving the Finn's time by eight seconds (1'19"4). “ For now, it's a good start, at least compared to Mikko, confides the Frenchman. We couldn't have asked for a better start, taking him eight seconds. He is not happy with himself but I rode well. It's only the first special, we'll see how it continues. »

Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford Focus WRC), starting third, almost equaled Mikko Hirvonen's time, ahead of his teammate by two tenths.

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