BRC SEASON REVIEW

HOW BOGIE STORMED TO TOP RALLY TITLE P24

THE VOICE OF BRITISH MOTORSPORT

WRC

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NOVEMBER 23 2011 ■ EVERY WEDNESDAY £2.80

Hirvonen quits Ford to pair up with world champion Loeb

CITROEN SUPERTEAM SPARKS WRC SHAKE-UP

By James Attwood The WRCdriver market has been thrown wide open after Mikko Hirvonen quit Ford to join arch-rival Sébastien Loeb at Citroën. Hirvonen was runner-up in this year’s points race driving for Ford, but will now drive a Citroën DS3 WRCalongside the man who beat him to the crown.

The deal means that exCitroën driver Sébastien Ogier is a free agent. Ogier’s manager, KimVatanen, said: “We have something lined up for next year.” Citroën’s new-look, p2-3

THE EIGHT TIME CHAMPION

LOE B’S CLOSEST RIV AL

PLUS MALCOLM WILSON: ‘BEATING LOEB IS WHAT DRIVES ME’ P18

NEAL OUT SPEAKS

NEAL SPEAKS OUT BTCC WINNER ON PLATO AND TURBO RULES P21

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VERGNE STARS IN F1 TEST BRITISH F3 CHAMP STUNS ON RED BULL RUN P5

TEST F1 IN STARS

CHAMP F3 BRITISH

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HUFF DENIED TINTOP GLORY DOUBLE VICTORY NOT ENOUGH FOR CROWN P6