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Jan Kopecky is Czech. As is Skoda. That's not the only reason why he's occupied a factory seat with the Intercontinental Rally Challenge's top team for over three years, but it certainly helps.
The Tour de Corse is also known as the ‘rally of 10,000 corners’ – but that’s completely wrong as back in the 1980s somebody actually once bothered to count them all and the true figure is closer to 20,000.
The Iceman, back in the Formula One paddock, hasn’t exactly melted – he’s way too cool for that – but he’s got a smile on his face a bit more often than we saw during his final year of rallying in particular.
With all the discussions flying back and forth about team orders at the head of the field in Argentina, it was maybe surprising that nobody stopped to ask the driver of car number 52 what he thought about it.
Annoyingly, Malbec – the thing that is meant to be as Argentine as tango, steaks, and Eva Peron – is actually French.
Another year, another chance with another manufacturer for Dani Sordo, who gets a dream opportunity on next week’s Rally Argentina thanks to a Ford team in the midst of a minor crisis.
Who would have thought it? Carlos Reutemann has just celebrated his 70th birthday, with Rally Argentina just round the corner.
Last weekend’s Circuit of Ireland Rally was a resounding success, and the organisers deserve a huge pat on the back for everything they have accomplished. But there was just one odd thing, which actually has nothing to do with the rally at all. Or not much, anyway.
