Friday, May 18th, 2012
Jari-Matti Latvala finally took his first victory of the 2011 World Rally season in Great Britain, emerging as the last man standing at the end of a dramatic weekend in the Welsh forests. The title fight was resolved early when Mikko Hirvonen retired his Ford on Friday after damaging the car’s radiator in a spin. Up to then, the Finn and title rival Sebastien Loeb had been swapping the lead in an extremely tight battle, but Hirvonen’s exit meant Loeb knew by Friday night that his eighth straight championship was in the bag. Latvala then stepped up to challenge Loeb for the rest of the weekend, taking the lead on Saturday afternoon then finding himself with a huge advantage when a freak collision with a road car ended Loeb’s rally this morning, eventually winning by nearly four minutes.
Video Highlights 11-12-13/11/2011: Rally Great Britain (WRC 2011)
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