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Rally Sweden secures TV deal

Tue, 07/02/2012 - 16:53
The organisers of this week's Rally Sweden have confirmed there will be international television coverage of the event
Categories: Citroen

Q and A: Wilson on injury blow

Tue, 07/02/2012 - 13:04
Q and A: Wilson on injury blow
Categories: Citroen

Richards bullish over Mini decision

Mon, 06/02/2012 - 21:03
Prodrive chairman David Richards says Mini's announcement of a new path in the World Rally Championship is good news for the Banbury team
Categories: Citroen

Prodrive Mini programme to continue

Mon, 06/02/2012 - 17:55
Prodrive's Dani Sordo-led team will continue in the World Rally Championship despite the loss of its factory relationship with Mini, AUTOSPORT has learned
Categories: Citroen

Prodrive loses Mini works status

Mon, 06/02/2012 - 16:44
Mini has confirmed that Prodrive's involvement with the Mini World Rally programme has been reduced to the status of a works-supported private team
Categories: Citroen

Rally Sweden in race for TV solution

Sun, 05/02/2012 - 21:06
The organisers of Rally Sweden are working around the clock to try to find funding for international television coverage of the second round of the World Rally Championship
Categories: Citroen

Hirvonen encouraged by warm-up win

Sun, 05/02/2012 - 17:55
Mikko Hirvonen says his victory on yesterday's Rally Finnskog has confirmed he is taking the Citroen DS3 WRC in the right direction ahead of this week's Rally Sweden
Categories: Citroen

Injured Wilson to miss Sweden

Sun, 05/02/2012 - 11:10
Matthew Wilson has been ruled out of Rally Sweden after breaking his left ankle in a fall while training on Saturday
Categories: Citroen

Rallies told to finalise own TV deals

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 19:29
World Rally Championship Commission president Jarmo Mahonen has told individual event organisers they will have to finalise their own television deals, AUTOSPORT has learned, a situation labelled totally impractical by one senior team chief.
Categories: Citroen

FIA/Eurosport WRC talks break down

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 18:45
Negotiations between the FIA and Eurosport for the promotion of the World Rally Championship have broken down and international television coverage of next week's Rally Sweden appears unlikely
Categories: Citroen

Mini announcement due next week

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 17:17
A resolution to the ongoing situation between the BMW Group and Prodrive is expected early next week, when the Banbury firm is reportedly going to be told that its contract to build Mini John Cooper Works WRCs is terminated
Categories: Citroen

Solberg aims for home boost

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 11:23
Ford driver Petter Solberg will be hoping to make his home advantage count on next week's Rally Sweden - which crosses the border into Norway and goes right past his front door
Categories: Citroen

Hirvonen talks up Sweden chances

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 10:23
Citroen driver Mikko Hirvonen says the French firm's DS3 WRC is strong enough to end his former team Ford's stronghold on next week's Rally Sweden
Categories: Citroen

Loeb praises Hirvonen's set-up input

Fri, 03/02/2012 - 09:29
Eight-time World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb has praised Mikko Hirvonen's input into Citroen's pre-Rally Sweden testing, with the Frenchman feeling a new confidence aboard his DS3 WRC
Categories: Citroen

BMW set to end Prodrive's Mini deal

Thu, 02/02/2012 - 16:13
The BMW Group is expected to terminate its contract with Prodrive tomorrow, ending the Banbury firm's involvement in the Mini World Rally Team - and casting doubt over the future of the programme.
Categories: Citroen

Goransson gets WRC car for Sweden

Wed, 01/02/2012 - 16:55
Former Swedish and European Touring Car Champion Richard Goransson will make his World Rally Car debut on next week's Rally Sweden.
Categories: Citroen

Prodrive rubbishes Mini split rumours

Wed, 01/02/2012 - 16:52
Prodrive chief Richard Taylor has laughed off suggestions that the alliance between the Banbury firm and Mini will be terminated.
Categories: Citroen

WRC Academy to continue for 2012

Tue, 31/01/2012 - 15:20
The FIA has confirmed the World Rally Championship Academy Cup will go ahead as planned this season - with M-Sport offering a full 2013 WRC season as a prize to the winner
Categories: Citroen

Timing and tracking return for Sweden

Thu, 26/01/2012 - 18:47
The World Rally Championship will take another step back towards normal service on next month's Rally Sweden, when the vital timing and tracking services return for round two.
Categories: Citroen

Q and A: Mini boss on Monte podium

Thu, 26/01/2012 - 17:34
Q and A with Mini WRC team principal Dave Wilcock
Categories: Citroen