RNW Staff

Sébastien Ogier appeared ever more comfortable as he extended his lead in the Corsica linea - Tour de Corse on Saturday morning.

Sébastien Loeb provided a clear insight of what could have been when he won Saturday morning’s opening speed test at Corsica linea - Tour de Corse.

Terry Folb headed a French 1-2 in the FIA Junior WRC after Friday’s opening leg at the Corsica linea - Tour de Corse.

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport completes 108 laps on Friday of Bahrain

Pre-event favourite Jan Kopecký led WRC 2 at the Corsica linea - Tour de Corse after Friday’s opening leg – but it was far from easy for the Czech star.

It was a good start to the weekend for the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team at the Bahrain International Circuit. Marcus Ericsson focussed on mechanical work during FP1 while Charles Leclerc completed aerodynamic testing. During FP2, both drivers completed short-runs in preparation for tomorrow’s qualifying. At the end of session the drivers completed a practice of red flag procedures.

Sébastien Ogier dominated Friday’s opening leg of the Corsica linea - Tour de Corse to leave his rivals floundering on the Mediterranean island mountain roads.

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.

Source: http://www.wrc.com

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.

Kris Meeke was a convincing winner of Thursday morning’s shakedown at Corsica linea - Tour de Corse.

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.

Ott Tänak has targeted this week’s Corsica linea - Tour de Corse (5 - 8 April) as the perfect opportunity to revitalise his championship campaign.

Throwing forward to Round 2 of the 2018 Formula One season, as battle continues in Bahrain.

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.