Finnish pilots Ford again ran across the road a tree, and Russian Evgeny Novikov was down due to a broken motor. . .
Sébastien Loeb is not just won the race and was leading it from start to finish. The whole week before the start of the Rally Finland seven-time world champion told the journalists that he plans to fight for victory in this race. Supposedly, the current gap between the rivals in the overall standings allows you to play "holding account" - at least "uncomfortable" for the French Finnish tracks. Since the competitors, Finnish riders from team Ford, know them better, are faster, and attempt to go with them on an equal danger of excessive risk. . . After another victory Loeb drove his advantage in the championship to 27 points. But - as has happened in previous years - more risked further flew just Finnish pilot Ford Fiesta. For the second year in a row that role took Mikko Hirvonen, up to this race was considered the main rival Loeb in the fight for the title. On the first day Hirvonen took off from the road, crashed into a tree, a little later still and punctured wheel, and in the remaining days of the crazy pace of the race is not allowed Finn to rise above fourth place. Sébastien Ogier has almost caught up with Mikko Hirvonen in the fight for second place - the gap was reduced to four points. Usually one Ford Finnish in Finland crashes, and the second wins. By this logic, to win was to avoid accidents Jari-Matti Latvala, but he spent the whole race could not catch up with Loeb. And even the second pilot Citroen, Frenchman sébastien Ogier was able to overtake only when the opponent has lost time due to punctures. The second and fourth place in Finland can be considered a failure result for Ford. It is hardly necessary to speak loudly about the fact that the championship is decided: but if even at this stage, where the team was considered an absolute favorite, she was unable to beat Loeb and Citroen - she can count in more comfortable for the Frenchman conditions? Evgeny Novikov - only Russian, this year the speaker on the WRC car, was unable to finish the race due to problems with the engine of his Ford Fiesta RS.