Rally of Sweden Scandinavian puts Loeb in the face of.

Scandinavia is preparing to fight the drivers champion Sebastien Loeb World Rally Championship from the first test on the road in the snowy Swedish Rally first stage of the 2010 World Championship held this weekend in Karlstad.
It appears four Mikko Hirvonen and summer time world champion, his countrymen Jari-Matti Latvala crowned in 2008 and return Marcus Gronholm (champion 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2007) and Norwegian Peter Solberg (champion 2005), the main rival Loeb, crowned in Sweden in 2004, which also plans to to make his third winter rally.
Loeb had won five games last season, a quick start to the season before going through a difficult period during the summer where did not win five consecutive championship, but he withstood the pressure and Hirvonen won the title with great difficulty to the Finn.

Loeb: "All points of interest":

According to Loeb, who knows well the value of competition, after winning the title last point behind Hirvonen, and losing his 2003 point lead over Solberg: "Since 2003, I apply the same logic, every point of importance if your goal is difficult to make the title such as the World Rally Championship, and last season confirmed this theory. "
Loeb hopes six-times world champion, "falling a large amount of snow" for excellence again like last year's Rally of Norway as they beat the three Ford drivers Mikko Hirvonen, Latvala and Henning Solberg.
The latest version of the Rally of Sweden muddy rather than ice, and to avoid this negative has been modified more than half of the path she conveyed several stages to the north of Karlstad in the vicinity of the airport Hagvors Rally HQ.

21 special stage:

The rally special stage 21 at a distance of 345.15 kilometers, punctuated by traffic twice on the circuit Karlstad in order to review. Drivers must sunny early leadership about 1,500 km from the stages of the link, under the strict respect of the rates of speed.
Said Loeb (35 years): "I have always loved the snow in Sweden and Norway. If the conditions are good, we can see the most beautiful event in the year, so you just get the feeling terrific."
In addition to the danger posed by Hirvonen, Loeb believes that the most serious rivals, "Sordo (Citroen team mate) and amputation Solberg return and passionate."

Hirvonen: "I do not want to lose again,":

Once again seems to Finland's Mikko Hirvonen, Ford Focus milestone towards the title he lost last year and a single point ahead of Loeb: "I think that Loeb is difficult to overcome, but the goal remains the title. I feel stronger than the year 2009 to my experience excess. I do not want to lose again ".
It seems Peter Solberg (35) 2003 world champion is ready to disturb the bilateral Loeb - Hirvonen, after five years on his victory in Sweden, which will lead all season car Citroen "C4," belonging to his "amputation Solberg World Rally Team."
Solberg and will run the 150 rally in his long career in the world championship (13 wins, most recently in 2005).

Post a banner for Gronholm and Raikkonen:

Witness the participation of the race to sign the Finn Kimi Raikkonen 2007 world champion in Formula One with Ferrari, which will play a season on board a Citroen, and the return of veteran compatriot Marcus Gronholm (41 years) in the world championships he has won twice and Sweden in particular the title five times.
Said Marcus, who will lead the Ford Focus: "Sweden is one of my favorite rally. During my retirement (after 2007) I always thought of my business again in the Sagn, stage of the mythical". The Sagn is the name of a restaurant opened by Gronholm in his city.
But Raikkonen said: "We are starting from zero, we do not know the process, in stages. Everything is new for us. We must learn a lot." As for the world of rallying, "The Ice Man": "Drivers here and debt and open more than Formula One, and the difference-friendly with each other. I love it."

Conflict Ford - Citroen:

In the face of Ford's fleet, preparing Olivier Kennel Team Leader "Citroen Racing" for the season with the world champion Loeb in the last six years, Solberg, world champions in the category of former junior Spaniard Dani Sordo and Sébastien Augier, in addition to the guest of honor Finn Raikkonen.
The team "or Soubert" for this season Fastad well, and will be represented in Sweden on a three-Hirvonen, Ford Focus, Latvala and Gronholm. And oversees the team since 1997, former British champion in this sport, Malcolm Wilson, team succeeded in his 38 victories, 111 up on the podium and constructors titles (2006 and 2007) in the face of the Citroen Xsara Kronos team and "C-4."
Even before the withdrawal of Suzuki and Subaru, Ford was the only real competition for the Citroen in the tournament, two teams stood as though the global financial crisis and we were able to create a real struggle for the title in the last two seasons.
A new system for the distribution of the points system was modified the distribution of points this season by the International Federation which is headed by Frenchman Jean Todt, so the winner will get 25 points, second 18 points, third with 15 points, fourth with 12 points, fifth 10 points, 8 points VI, VII, 6 points , 4 points, the eighth, ninth and tenth points, one point.
And in case they applied this system last season, was ranked the top will remain the same, with the expansion of the gap on Hirvonen, Loeb to 9 points instead of one point.

Winners of the Rally of Sweden in the last ten years:

2008: Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford Focus)
2006: Finland's Marcus Gronholm (Ford Focus)
2005: Norwegian Petr Solberg (Subaru Impreza)
2004: Frenchman Sebastien Loeb (Citroen Xsara)
2003: Finland's Marcus Gronholm (Peugeot 206)
2002: Finland's Marcus Gronholm (Peugeot 206)
2001: Finland's Harri Rovanpera (Peugeot 206)
2000: Finland's Marcus Gronholm (Peugeot 206)
1999: Tommi Makinen (Mitsubishi Lancer)
1998: Tommi Makinen (Mitsubishi Lancer)