WRC in Wales 2007

**Harakimi** · 29th Nov 2007 07:28 AM

Last rally of the season starts tomorrow in Legendary Wales. It's 75th time when they arrange this rally there. The title is going to be settled with Loeb and Gr?nholm. Loeb needs only to finish 5th even if Gr?nholm wins, because he has more 1st places (8 against 5). Even he is a tarmac specialist, in the past 2 years he has shown huge improving in gravel also, so it's going to get close. If Loeb wins it will be his 4th consecutive one, and he will join the club of 4 titles with Tommi M?kinen and Juha Kankkunen.

**saltysurprise** · 29th Nov 2007 12:41 PM

If Loeb DNF's then (not likely, but a possiblility), would Gr?nholm then still manage to claim the Championship? And what would be the worst finish he could have to do so?

Valentino Rossi was supposed to be racing this weekend with the rest of the WRC guys, but I haven't found any info about it since back in the spring

**Harakimi** · 29th Nov 2007 12:53 PM

Marcus needs atleast P2 to take the title if Loeb DNF's. And what it comes to Rossi, I've read some time ago that he won't attend the rally because they need him to test new Yamaha or such.

**Harakimi** · 30th Nov 2007 04:42 PM

Day 1 has now been driven. Ford's Hirvonen leads Gr?nholm by 39 seconds, and Loeb is 3rd 57 seconds behind the leader. Loeb had problems with fog lights on the last super stage of the day and he lost some 30 seconds there.

Two spectators were send to hospital when amateur driver Simon Harraway went off the road and hitted them, everyone is luckily ok.

Weather is basic british, cold and foggy and the roads are very slippery.

**Harakimi** · 1st Dec 2007 05:15 PM

After second day and total of 12 super stages the top three remain at same positions. Jari-Matti Latvala (Finn

) of Stobart Ford team made fastest time for all the 6 SS's today, but he is running 12th since he got 10min penalty yesterday.

Loeb is close of his 4th consecutive title...

**JoelManiac** · 1st Dec 2007 09:25 PM

What did Latvala get a penatly for?

Loeb will win the title. He finished nearly every event he enters.

**Harakimi** · 2nd Dec 2007 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by JoelManiac

What did Latvala get a penatly for?

He had to DNF the last SS on friday because his windscreen wipers didn't work. He continues driving under the "super rally" regulations so that's why he got the penalty. I bet he is going to drive like hell on sunday aswell because he is in the speculations of who will take Gr?nholms seat at 2008...Last change to show his potential.

**JoelManiac** · 2nd Dec 2007 08:53 AM

Damn small thing like windsreen wipers put you out of a rally.lol
Im definately watching this in a couple of weeks. Sounds like a fair bit of action.

**Harakimi** · 2nd Dec 2007 08:54 AM

Latvala is continuing doing good, he has done fastest times for 1st and 2nd SS's of the day.

Loeb has slowed down now, only 4 stages to go and he could slow down by 5 minutes and still get the title so without technical problems he will be the champion.

**JoelManiac** · 2nd Dec 2007 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by Harakimi

Latvala is continuing doing good, he has done fastest times for 1st and 2nd SS's of the day.

Loeb has slowed down now, only 4 stages to go and he could slow down by 5 minutes and still get the title so without technical problems he will be the champion.

Loeb usually wins by as much as he can all the time. I dont think ive seen him deliberately slow down before.lol

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