Sébastien Ogier’s second straight speed test victory at Corsica linea - Tour de Corse earned the Frenchman a comfortable 21.1sec lead at the midpoint of Friday’s opening leg.
Sébastien Ogier was a convincing winner of Friday morning’s opening speed test at Corsica linea - Tour de Corse to lead fellow Frenchman Sébastien Loeb.
Jan Kopecky leads an 11-car entry into the latest round of WRC 2 at this weekend’s Corsica linea – Tour de Corse (5-8 April) looking to close the gap to Pontus Tidemand at the top of the championship standings.
Corsica master Sébastien Loeb returns to the island’s WRC rally this weekend as a virtual beginner 10 years after dominating the classic mountain road encounter.
The 2018 Junior WRC field will get its first taste of asphalt competition this weekend as the championship heads to the Corsica linea – Tour de Corse (5-8 April) for round two.
Daniel Juncadella has had an eventful few days: while putting the finishing touches to his physical fitness for the start of the season, he came off his bike and had to have an emergency operation. He tells us what happened and whether he expects to be fit for the tests at Hockenheim.
Mammoth stages, twisty roads and unpredictable weather awaits competitors this weekend as the fourth round of the WRC comes to the first all-asphalt rally of the season - Corsica linea – Tour de Corse (5-8 April).
Marcus Ericsson knows the track very well and he is confident for the race weekend. Charles Leclerc knows the circuit from competing there in Formula 2 and he has good memories on this track as last year he disputed one of the best races.
Thierry Neuville has pledged that last week’s spectacular test crash will not affect his strategy for this week’s Corsica linea - Tour de Corse (5 - 8 April).
Jörg Zander, Technical Director:
“I’m very much looking forward to the arrival of Jan Monchaux as the new Head of Aerodynamics. It marks an important step of a wider project that aims at strengthening and implementing the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team in line with the targets and the results we want to achieve on tracks”.
Co-driver Dan Barritt has been ruled out of next week’s Corsica linea – Tour de Corse (5-8 April) by doctors. His place alongside Elfyn Evans will be taken by 2003 world champion Phil Mills.
With the first long-haul rally of the season in Mexico ticked off, the WRC returns to Europe next week as crews heads to Corsica linea – Tour de Corse (5-8 April) – the only all-asphalt rally of the season.