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DOMINANCE

POINTS

FIAWorld Rally Championship After 13 of 13 rounds POS DRIVER POINTS

1 Sébastien Loeb 222pts 2 Mikko Hirvonen 214 3 Sébastien Ogier 196 4 Jari-Matti Latvala 172 5 Petter Solberg 110 6 Mads Østberg 88

LOEB’S HOT STREAK

Sébastien Loeb may have won an unprecedented eight WRC titles in succession, but he’s got a way to go to take the record for the longest winning streak in sport by an individual. Snooker legend Joe Davis was unbeaten for 20 years in world championship competition, with his run of 15 titles being broken up only by the Second World War. In motorsport, Loeb needs two more titles to match drag racer John Force and stock car star Frankie Wainman Jr’s ten titles in a row

15 consecutive titles Joe Davis, World Snooker (1927-1946)

Ten consecutive titles John Force, NHRA drag racing (1993-2002) FrankieWainman Jr, BriSCA F1 National Points (1996-2005)

Fo rc e: A ser ial title winner titles consecutive Eight

Eight consecutive titles PhilTaylor, World Darts Championship (1995-2002) Sébastien Loeb, WRC (20042011)

Loeb says it wasn’t easy to secure his eighth title

Loe b: ye t a nother cr ow n consecutive Seven titles

Seven consecutive titles Giacomo Agostini, 500cc motorcycling (1966-1972) Giacomo Agostini, 350cc motorcycling (1968-1974) Lance Armstrong, Tour de France (1999-2005)

FIND OUT HOW LATVALA UPSTAGED THEM ALL IN WALES ON PAGE 24