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Kimi Raikkonen invited to test Ford World Rally car


Will Kimi be tempted by rally offer?

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World Rally team boss Malcolm Wilson has offered Kimi a test in one of his team’s Ford Focus cars. Raikkonen has said several times he would be interested in rallying after he quits F1, perhaps in 2010.

“I’d offer him a test,” Wilson told Eurosport. “It’d be a great opportunity for us.”

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Posted: August 7th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

Rally star Sebastien Loeb takes Diego Maradona for a spin


Rally world champ takes football legend for Sunday drive

Did Seb let the fabled Hand of God touch his gearstick? We need to know.

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Posted: June 27th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

Jordan Rally: Video of Sebastian Loeb at the wheel


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.

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Posted: April 29th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

Max Mosley attends Rally of Jordan, snubbed at pre-race dinner


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

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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?

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Posted: April 25th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

Motorsport news: Max Mosley to attend Rally of Jordan


FIA chief will duck Spanish Grand Prix after Jordanian invite

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Herr Max Mosley, whose friends are disappearing faster than Anna Kournikova, has been offered safe passage and refuge at this month’s World Rally round in Jordan. The FIA kaiser will therefore not have to confront the awkward problem of whether or not to attend the Formula 1 Spanish GP, which takes place on the same weekend. What’s the German for “phew”?

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Posted: April 17th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

Jordanian to become World Rally’s first Arab female driver


Female rally driver will compete in Rally of Jordan

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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.

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Posted: April 15th, 2008 by Ollie Irish