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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 12:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Loeb claims eighth Rally Argentina win ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sebastien Loeb claimed an emotional eighth victory in Rally Argentina this afternoon on what is likely to be his final gravel event in the FIA World Rally Championship.

The reigning world champion finished a punishing fifth round of the season 55.0 seconds ahead of Sebastien Ogier, bringing an end to his fellow Frenchman’s run of three straight wins.

It was Loeb’s 78th world rally ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/loeb-claims-eighth-rally-argentina-win/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 20:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Loeb on top on second leg of Rally Argentina]]></title>
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As the challenge from those drivers around him fell by the wayside during an incident-packed second leg of Rally Argentina, Sebastien Loeb steered clear of trouble to build a 39.8 second lead.

Leg 1 leader Sebastien Ogier, Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala all saw their hopes diminish during a punishing day to leave the wily Loeb at the head of the pack in his Citroen DS3.

Just ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/loeb-on-top-on-second-leg-of-rally-argentina/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 02:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ogier wins Rally Argentina opening stage]]></title>
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This is one of the championship’s most popular super special stages. It is located on the edge of the rally base of Carlos Paz and two cars at a time cover two laps of a twisty circuit. The surface is good and jumps, hairpins and fast sections provided great entertainment for the tens of thousands of people enjoying the May Day holiday.

How the action unfolded:

Sebastien Ogier laid ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/ogier-wins-rally-argentina-opening-stage/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 04:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Battling Al Qassimi rewarded for impressive display in Rally de Portugal]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi, UAE - The UAE’s Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi produced a battling performance on a dramatic last leg of the Rally de Portugal today to score his first points in this year’s World Rally Championship.

Partnered by British co-driver Scott Martin in his Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT DS3 WRC, Al Qassimi came through a severe test of character over the final four stages to secure a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/battling-al-qassimi-rewarded-for-impressive-display-in-rally-de-portugal/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Victory on Rally de Portugal for Volkswagen's Ogier and Ingrassia]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Victory on Rally de Portugal today made it three wins from three rallies for Volkswagen Motorsport’s Sebastien Ogier.

The Frenchman, 29, took the lead of the Algarve-based event on Friday’s third test, after early leader Mads Ostberg crashed his Ford Fiesta RS.

Ogier, and co-driver Julien Ingrassia, went on to win by 58.2sec from Citroen Total Abu Dhabi team driver Mikko Hirvonen in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/victory-on-rally-de-portugal-for-volkswagen-s-ogier-and-ingrassia/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bad luck strikes Qatar M-Sport on day two in Portugal]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Qatar and Qatar M-Sport World Rally Teams were struck by cruel misfortune as the fourth round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) continued in Portugal today. Both Thierry Neuville and Elfyn Evans were forced to retire for the day but there were strong performances from the remaining crews. ‘Road-sweeper’ Mads Østberg set a fantastic pace to climb from 56th to 12th over the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/bad-luck-strikes-qatar-m-sport-on-day-two-in-portugal/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 06:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ogier takes control on second day of Rally de Portugal]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sebastien Ogier ended today’s second leg of Rally de Portugal with a comfortable 34.8sec lead over Volkswagen team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala.

The Polo R drivers dominated this longest leg of the fourth round of the FIA World Rally Championship. Latvala won the opening two stages before Ogier claimed the remaining four tests.

Higher temperatures and rocky gravel roads in the hills above ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/ogier-takes-control-on-second-day-of-rally-de-portugal/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Østberg rolls from Rally de Portugal lead on leg one]]></title>
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The fourth round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) started with such promise for the Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team today. But whilst leading the Vodafone Rally de Portugal, Mads Østberg was unfortunately forced to retire after rolling his Ford Fiesta RS WRC on SS3.
 
With no midday service to split Rally de Portugal’s opening tests, the challenge for the crews was twofold – ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/stberg-rolls-from-rally-de-portugal-lead-on-leg-one/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 05:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sordo fastest in Portugal qualifying]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dani Sordo was quickest in qualifying for Rally de Portugal this morning as the top four drivers were covered by less than a second.

The Spaniard was fastest in a Citroen DS3 over the 4.98km Vale do Judeu stage by 0.7sec from championship leader Sebastien Ogier’s Volkswagen Polo R.

Ogier’s team-mate, Jari-Matti Latvala, was just one-tenth of a second slower and Mads  completed the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/sordo-fastest-in-portugal-qualifying/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sordo wins Fafe Rally Sprint in Portugal's special taster ]]></title>
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Sordo, in a factory Citroen DS3 WRC, took the win by one second from Ford Fiesta RS pilot Mads Ostberg in a thrilling showdown on the 6.34-kilometre gravel stage, organised as a precursor for round four of the FIA World Rally Championship.
 
Based near Porto in the north of the country, the Rally Sprint took place over the iconic Fafe-Lameirinha stage and attracted an estimated ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/sordo-wins-fafe-rally-sprint-in-portugal-s-special-taster/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 02:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Qatar puts Belgium's Neuville on maiden WRC podium on Rally Mexico]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Thierry Neuville is celebrating his maiden podium in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) today after he piloted his Ford Fiesta RS WRC to a sensational third place on the 2013 edition of Guanajuato Rally Mexico. 

Similarly impressive, fellow Qatar World Rally Team driver Nasser Al-Attiyah secured his best ever performance from the event with fifth place overall.
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/qatar-puts-belgium-s-neuville-on-maiden-wrc-podium-on-rally-mexico/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Neuville moves into podium postion on third day of Rally Mexico]]></title>
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Qatar World Rally Team’s Thierry Neuville and Nasser Al-Attiyah put in a sensational performance on the third round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) today. Finding the perfect balance between speed and control, the pairing are both on course to secure their best ever result at Rally Mexico with Neuville occupying the final podium position and Al-Attiyah going strongly in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/neuville-moves-into-podium-postion-on-third-day-of-rally-mexico/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ostberg and Neuville lead the way for Qatar M-Sport on Rally Mexico]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the first gravel round of the FIA World Rally Championship got underway, Rally Mexico proved fruitful for the Qatar M-Sport and Qatar World Rally Teams. 

Having both led the event in its preliminary phase, Mads Østberg and Thierry Neuville are leading the way for the team’s four-car squad - the Norwegian battling for victory in second with the young Belgian impressing to fourth ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/ostberg-and-neuville-lead-the-way-for-qatar-m-sport-on-rally-mexico/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hirvonen fastest on Rally Mexico qualifying stage]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Citroen DS3 driver Mikko Hirvonen has given himself the best possible start to Rally Mexico by winning this morning's Qualifying Stage.

The Finn, who drives for the Citroen Total Abu Dhabi team, was 0.7sec faster than anybody else through the 6.27-kilometre test in the Llano Grande region, 20km away from the rally base in Leon.

Ford Fiesta RS driver Evgeny Novikov was second fastest ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/hirvonen-fastest-on-rally-mexico-qualifying-stage/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ford Fiesta R5 impresses on first public outing]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Ford Fiesta R5 had its first public outing last weekend as Matthew Wilson and Chris Patterson took to the wheel of M-Sport’s latest challenger. Continuing the Fiesta R5’s thorough testing and development programme, the pairing ran as Course Car for the 2013 edition of the Malcolm Wilson Rally in Cumbria.
 
The car felt really good.Matthew Wilson
Sporting the model's striking ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/ford-fiesta-r5-impresses-on-first-public-outing/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The pure magic and sound of the Swedish Rally]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sebastien Ogier claimed the first World Championship rally victory for Volkswagen in a dominating performance.  Sebastien Loeb kept the pressure on the younger Frenchman as did the M-Sport Ford drivers and Ogier's own teammate. View the video of how the World Rally Championship drivers took on the challenge this past weekend in Sweden.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/the-pure-magic-and-sound-of-the-swedish-rally/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Podium finish for home hero Ostberg in Rally Sweden ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the competitive action crossed the border into his native Norway, Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team’s Mads Østberg maintained a strong pace to claim his third successive podium in Rally Sweden today. 

The second round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) also proved fruitful for Qatar World Rally Team’s Thierry Neuville and Juho Hänninen who displayed flashes of speed to secure ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/podium-finish-for-home-hero-ostberg-in-rally-sweden/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ogier and Ingrassia conquer the Swedish snow to hand Volkswagen maiden victory]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/ogier-and-ingrassia-conquer-the-swedish-snow-to-hand-volkswagen-maiden-victory/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sebastien Ogier has claimed the first World Championship rally victory for Volkswagen Motorsport following a faultless performance on Rally Sweden, which ended in Karlstad this afternoon.

The Frenchman secured a maiden win for Volkswagen’s new Polo R World Rally Car on only the German manufacturers second event, three weeks after finishing runner-up on Rallye Monte-Carlo.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/ogier-and-ingrassia-conquer-the-swedish-snow-to-hand-volkswagen-maiden-victory/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Qatar M-Sport's Østberg charges to third on leg two of Rally Sweden ]]></title>
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It was mission accomplished for the Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team today as Mads Østberg charged
into a podium position. There were also some promising performances from the Norwegian’s fellow
Qatari-liveried Ford Fiesta RS WRCs as Evgeny Novikov, Thierry Neuville and Juho Hänninen
maintained fifth, sixth and seventh places respectively.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/qatar-m-sport-s-stberg-charges-to-third-on-leg-two-of-rally-sweden/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ogier keeps Loeb at bay in Rally Sweden's second leg]]></title>
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Sebastien Ogier remained in control of Rally Sweden after today's second leg. The Frenchman won three of the eight stages in his Volkswagen Polo R and will start the final day with a 26.9sec lead over Sebastien Loeb.

He has led since the second stage and began today with a 31.4sec advantage. The 29-year-old won the first test and added two more wins this afternoon to preserve what ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/ogier-keeps-loeb-at-bay-in-rally-sweden-s-second-leg/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 20:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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