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MEN ON FIRE; LOEB AND HIRVONEN ARE UNTOUCHABLE IN FINLAND.(Sebastien Loeb)
Byline: ANTHONY PEACOCK
CitroEn's reigning World Rally champion, Sebastien Loeb, became only the third non-Nordic driver to win the legendary Rally Finland, following in the footsteps of Didier Auriol and Carlos Sainz.
The event is notoriously specialized, featuring rapid gravel roads and roller-coaster crests that have earned it the nickname of the "Finnish Grand Prix.'' Local drivers traditionally dominate, which is why Ford seemed to be in a strong position at the start of the rally, with two young FinnsMikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvalaat the wheel of the factory Focus WRCs.
The myth was exploded on the very first special stage, when Loeb claimed a lead that he never lost, and then more definitively on special stage three, when Latvala crashed out of third place at 72 mph after hitting a rock.
With the only other realistic challenger for victory gone, Loeb and Hirvonenthe points leaderwere left in a class of their own. So intense was their battle that the third-place finisher, Subaru's Chris Atkinson, was more than three minutes behind them.
Anyone who tried to stick with their pace failed. Italian Gigi Galli, in a privateer Ford, fought his way up to third place at the start of day two, less than a minute behind the leaders, but crashed out on special stage 16 at a tricky place that also claimed two other competitors.
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