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Kimi Raikkonen believes that Rally Japan will be one of the toughest challenges that he faces in his debut season in the World Rally Championship.
The final leg of Rally Japan this weekend could prove decisive in the outcome of the world championship qualifier.
Mikko Hirvonen says he can win two of the remaining four world championship rallies this season and plans to do all he can to end a largely frustrating campaign on a high note.
Paulo Nobre says he might be forced to abandon his plans to take part in the Production Car World Rally Championship for a second season after revealing he is planning to run as president of Palmeiras Football Club in his native Brazil.
Francois Duval’s bid to return to the world championship on Rallye de France from September 30-October 3 appears to have faltered after his name did not appear on the draft entry list published last week.
The World Rally Championship’s points system could be set for another radical shake-up when extra points are introduced for live televised stages.
MINI is understood to have signed Kris Meeke and P-G Andersson as its drivers for next season – but Marcus Gronholm remains a possibility, with the Finn testing the Countryman WRC in Portugal next week.
Andreas Mikkelsen will return to the World Rally Championship on Rallye de France later this month after agreeing a deal to drive a Skoda Fabia Super 2000 for Pierfranceso Zanchi’s Skoda Rally Team Italy operation.
