Germany 2006

SEBASTIEN LOEB NEVER PUT A FOOT WRONG AS THE WRC RETURNED TO ACTION AFTER THE LONG SUMMER BREAK. HE SCORED HIS 5TH CONSECUTIVE WIN HERE AND EQUALLED CARLOS SAINZ'S RECORD OF 26 WINS IN THE PROCESS. IT MUST BE REMEMBERED, THOUGH, THAT SEBASTIEN HAS ACHIEVED THAT MARK OUT OF ONLY 78 STARTS WHEREAS CARLOS TOOK 197 STARTS BUT, CONVERSELY, SEBASTIEN'S CITROEN XSARA MUST ARGUABLY BE ONE OF THE BEST WRC CARS EVER PRODUCED AND LOEB, WITH ALL HIS CONSUMMATE SKILL, HAS BEEN ABLE TO EXTRACT THE BEST FROM IT. HIS ONLY REAL CHALLENGER HERE TURNED OUT TO BE HIS TEAM-MATE, THE UP AND COMING DANIEL SORDO, AFTER MARCUS GRONHOLM, 3RD, CHOSE THE WRONG TYRES IN THE RAIN ON DAY 1 AND NEVER REALLY RECOVERED. BUT THE 5-TIMES WINNER OF THE FINNISH RALLY IS ON HOME GROUND NEXT WEEK AND ON HIS FAVOURITE SURFACE SO WATCH THIS SPACE!

Rally Results posted by
David Little
14th August 2006

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