Mexico 2007

PETTER SOLBERG AND CHRIS ATKINSON WERE DRIVING THE NEW SUBARU WRC CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME IN COMPETITION. IT LOOKED VERY COMPETITIVE WITH PETTER WINNING THE FIRST 3 STAGES AND CHRIS AS HIGH AS SECOND AT ONE POINT ON DAY 1. UNFORTUNATELY, PETTER SUFFERED A BROKEN COOLING FAN ON THE OIL COOLER, CAUSED BY A FLYING STONE, AND THE DAMAGED FAN-BLADE PENETRATED THE COOLER ITSELF LEADING TO OIL LOSS AND RETIREMENT WHILST CHRIS SUFFERED MINOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND FINISHED 5TH. SEBASTIEN LOEB SHOWED THAT THE NEW C4 IS JUST AS IMPRESSIVE ON GRAVEL AS THE XSARA WAS AND TOOK A COMFORTABLE RECORD 30TH WIN AFTER MARCUS GRONHOLM HAD AN OFF-DAY ON DAY 1('ROAD-SWEEPING' AS CHAMPIONSHIP LEADER), DROPPING TO 5TH BUT FINISHING 2ND. FORD'S RALLY WAS IMPROVED WHEN MIKKO HIRVONEN OUTPACED DANIEL SORDO FOR 3RD.

Rally Results posted by
David Little
12th March 2007

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