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2008 : continue to win With the withdrawal of Marcus Gronholm and Timo Rautiainen, some forecast a quiet season in 2008 and an easy 5th title for Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena – but that remains to be seen. While Citroën''s star team are logically the favourites to be their own successors, there will be no lack of talented challengers ready to seize the slightest opportunity to take over. Mikko Hirvonen, with 3 victories under his belt in 2007, will probably be the first. His teammate at Ford, Jari-Matti Latvala, also seems ready to switch into higher gear, and if the new Subaru is competitive, there is no doubt that Petter Solberg will do so as well – not to forget Loeb''s own teammate, Dani Sordo, who made major progress in the second half of the previous season. Worth noting this season; all the cars will be equipped with Pirelli tyres. Guy Fréquelin having decided to step down after such a successful career, the "reds" will be directed in 2008 by Olivier Quesnel, to whom we bid a warm welcome. |