French rally star knows how to handle a car

Sit back (or sit forward, the decision is yours) and enjoy the sublime driving skills of Sebastian Loeb on a section of the Jordan round of the World Rally Championship. The way he drifts his Citroen around corners and bends, just inches from rocks, is amazing.

Herr Mosley’s first public appearance since Nazi Orgy-gate

Is that a Jordanian flag in your hand, or are you just pleased to see me? Yes, the most famous FIA chief of all time is back doing whet he does best, namely barking orders to prostitutes in a comedy German accent attending motorsport events around the globe.

If the organisers of the first ever World Rally round in Jordan wanted publicity, they certainly got it when Max accepted an invitation to be a guest of honour at the race – at least twice as many journalists and camera crews have turned up, compared with the numbers we’d expect at a Mosley-less rally.

Thought for the day: Perhaps a “rally” was the last type of race Max should have considered for his public rehabilitation?

Female rally driver will compete in Rally of Jordan

Abir al-Batikhi, a rally driver from Jordan (pictured, above, with her Subaru Impreza), will compete in World Rally’s Jordan round, which starts later this month, on 24th April. In doing so, she will become the first woman from the Middle East to take part in a World Rally race.