Rally of Great Britain: Loeb leads Hirvonen in season decider
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Rally of Great Britain: Loeb leads Hirvonen in season decider
Sebastien Loeb, bidding to secure a sixth successive world title, led the season-ending Rally of Great Britain by 5.3sec from closest rival Mikko Hirvonen after the opening day. The French Citroen star went into the race trailing Finland's Ford Focus driver Hirvonen by just a point in the championship standings. Loeb dominated Friday's action, reaching the halfway point in the six-stage schedule with an advantage of 8.9sec over Hirvonen. Hirvonen, bidding to win his first title, cut the lead to just four seconds with a stunning display on stage four. He and Loeb then shared the final two stages of the day. Meanwhile, Hirvonen was happy to have trimmed Loeb's deficit after the French driver's dominant start. Petter Solberg lies third for Citroen with a 1.1sec lead over Dani Sordo in a Citroen.
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