Tag: jari-matti latvala

  • WRC Neste Rally Finland 2017

    Last time I’ve visited a World Rally Championship event around 5-6 years ago. Back then it was still Sebastian Loeb collecting rally wins and championship titles, but oh boy how it changed. 2017 is a different game overall. WRC cars became faster and adapted, what I call, DTM-styled aerodynamics. It’s a rookie fest out there in terms of drivers, only veterans competing are Ford’s Sebastian Ogier, Toyota’s Jari-Matti Latvala and Hyundai’s Dani Sordo. Toyota brings “the Flying Finn” phenomenon back to trend with running a Finnish trio: Jari Matti, Esapekka Lappi and Juho Hänninen. Ogier’s teammate is young Estonian Ott…

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  • My Top 5 News – January

    News: 1) Ken Block to do World Rally Cross and Andreas Bakkerud joining him in the Hoonigan Racing Division team 2) DTM delays new engines and Class One rules to 2019 3) Dakar: Peugeot wins, Loeb 9th, Kamaz only second 4) Jari-Matti Latvala suspended from WRC Sweden after hitting spectator 5) Back-up run certification no longer required for NHRA national records Something to watch: 1) Porsche Documentary: Our Return: A documentary of our road to Le Mans 2015 2) Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman – Official Trailer

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