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<title>Team bosses back Todt's work</title>
<description>Both World Rally Championship manufacturer team principals Olivier Quesnel and Malcolm Wilson have praised FIA president Jean Todt for his early work in starting to reverse the fortunes of the WRC.</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:42:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Citroen duo to start on equal footing</title>
<description>Six-time world champion Sebastien Loeb and his team-mate Dani Sordo will start the season on an equal footing - with both chasing victory on next week's Rally Sweden, according to Citroen team principal Olivier Quesnel.</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:33:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Loeb: Mixed feelings on Rally Sweden</title>
<description>Six-time World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb has admitted to a love and hate relationship with Rally Sweden on the eve of this year's WRC opener.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:32:36 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Solberg reveals new livery</title>
<description>Petter Solberg has revealed the first images of his all-new livery for the 2010 World Rally Championship</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:47:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hirvonen vows to be more aggressive</title>
<description>Mikko Hirvonen has pledged to be 'braver' this year in his bid to beat Sebastien Loeb to the World Rally Championship title</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:42:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>WRC set for 1.6 litre turbo engines</title>
<description>The next generation of World Rally Cars is set to run with 1.6-litre turbocharged engines - with ratification of that decision due at the March meeting of the World Motor Sport Council</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:33:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>WRC set to extend control tyre deal</title>
<description>The World Rally Championship is set to continue its control tyre contract with Pirelli for a second term following the revelation that the Italian firm is the only one to tender to the FIA</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:11:13 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ford rebuilds Latvala's wrecked car</title>
<description>Ford has rebuilt the car that Jari-Matti Latvala rolled down a mountainside in Portugal last year - and the Finn will use it again on next weekend's World Rally Championship opener in Sweden</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:40:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Citroen targets seven wins for Loeb</title>
<description>Citroen team principal Olivier Quesnel has set Sebastien Loeb the target of winning seven of this year's 13 World Rally Championship rounds</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:16:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Todt vows to turn WRC around</title>
<description>FIA president Jean Todt has spoken of his dissatisfaction with the current state of the World Rally Championship and his determination to turn the situation around during this morning's WRC season launch in Paris.</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:02:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Interview with Marcus Gronholm</title>
<description>Interview with Marcus Gronholm</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:40:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Pirelli: Monte showed WRC class</title>
<description>Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery says the recent Monte Carlo Rally has highlighted the gap between the best drivers in the World Rally Championship and Intercontinental Rally Challenge.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Raikkonen content despite rally crash</title>
<description>Kimi Raikkonen was pleased with how much he learned in his first rally for Citroen, despite losing half an hour with an early crash</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:53:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Raikkonen aims for better second day</title>
<description>Kimi Raikkonen has made it to the end of the opening day of the Arctic Rally in Finland, but the former Ferrari star has set his sights firmly on improving his pace tomorrow</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:22:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Gronholm to enter Norwegian rally</title>
<description>Double World Rally champion Marcus Gronholm will compete on the Svully Rally in Norway this weekend in an effort to find the rhythm ahead of his WRC return in Sweden next month</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:46:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Raikkonen able to continue rally</title>
<description>Kimi Raikkonen will continue in the Arctic Rally having been assisted back onto the road by spectators following his crash this morning</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:24:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Raikkonen hoping to rejoin Arctic Rally</title>
<description>Kimi Raikkonen is hoping to continue in the Arctic Rally, despite crashing off the road on the second stage</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:43:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Raikkonen crashes out of Arctic Rally</title>
<description>Kimi Raikkonen has crashed out of the Arctic Rally on the second stage</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:41:59 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Raikkonen finishes Arctic shakedown</title>
<description>Kimi Raikkonen insists he has no particular target in mind for his first competitive outing at the wheel of the Citroen C4 WRC on this weekend's Arctic Rally, after completing the shakedown yesterday</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:45:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Gronholm tipped for Sweden podium</title>
<description>Ford team principal Malcolm Wilson has tipped double World Rally champion Marcus Gronholm for a podium finish when the Finn returns to WRC action on the Swedish Rally next month</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:57:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Q and A: Loeb on Raikkonen</title>
<description>Q and A: Loeb on Raikkonen</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:33:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Loeb: Raikkonen will succeed in WRC</title>
<description>Six-time World Rally champion Sebastien Loeb has given his fellow Citroen driver Kimi Raikkonen a vote of confidence ahead of the Finn's competitive debut in a C4 WRC on this week's Arctic Rally</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:25:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hirvonen hurt by back issues in '09</title>
<description>Ford World Rally Championship star Mikko Hirvonen has revealed he was suffering from back problems through the majority of last season - a year when he came closer than anybody to beating Sebastien Loeb to the WRC title.</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:36:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Paddon to contest New Zealand, Japan</title>
<description>Pirelli Star Driver Hayden Paddon will contest Raly New Zealand and Rally Japan this year, giving himself a clear shot at this year's Production car World Rally Championship.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:40:27 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Stobart selects Gronholm for points</title>
<description>Double World Rally champion Marcus Gronholm will be a nominated points-scorer for the Stobart Ford team when he makes his latest WRC return on next month's Rally Sweden</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:07:33 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sordo added to Arctic Rally entry</title>
<description>Citroen is to enter Dani Sordo alongside Kimi Raikkonen on the Arctic Rally Lapland later this month</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:04:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>S2000 drivers' entry list revealed</title>
<description>The FIA has revealed the list of Super 2000 World Rally Championship competitors, which includes three former world title winners</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:21:31 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Raikkonen completes first Citroen test</title>
<description>Kimi Raikkonen got his World Rally Championship switch underway in earnest on Tuesday when he completed his first test in the Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC that he will use for his maiden full-time rally campaign</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:35:48 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Rally Jordan chooses Saturday finish</title>
<description>This year's Rally Jordan will be the first event in the modern era of the World Rally Championship to finish on a Saturday</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:41:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>WRC support series announce entry</title>
<description>A total of 21 drivers and teams have registered for the FIA World Rally Championship's three support series this season</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:55:32 GMT</pubDate>
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