WRC Greece

After a rare but costly mistake by Loeb on day 2, the rally was Hirvonen's to lose. Given the reputation of this rally being a real car breaker, it was never a sure thing, but for once Hirvonen's luck held and he achieved his first win of the season. With Loeb not scoring any points, Hirvonen is now only only seven points behind in the driver's championship. Suddenly, Hirvonen has a fighting chance again but the real question is, does Hirvonen have the skills to match Loeb?

Accidents in any motor sport are always scary but WRC always seems much worse because there are no sand traps and safety barriers to scrub off speed and absorb energy. Loeb's mistake sent him off the road at such high speed the that the car easily tumbled at least another 200m before coming to a stop. The car barrel rolled 5 times and yet both Loeb and Elana were complete unscathed. WRC cars are strong!

Petter Solberg's bad luck has definitely returned. The right front suspension failed on day 1 but he managed to continue even though the crew did not have the correct bolts at the temporary service. On day 2, after Loeb crashed, Solberg found himself in second place. In keeping with his style, Solberg decided to push for the win and broke the left front suspension. Despite a fantastic effort to temporarily repair the damage and make it back to normal service, he had to retire because he didn't have the spare parts. This is the first hint of the budget difficulties Solberg must be facing if he is missing critical spares like that.