WRC Portugal

Loeb makes a rare mistake! Then Sorda makes exactly the same error on the second run through the same road. Maybe they are sharing pace notes or something. By day 2, Loeb was back in the lead and never looked back. Granted Loeb's mistake was small, but Hirvonen's inability to capitalize on the error must be a little frustrating.

Latvala's crash was terrifying. Its been a while since we've had cars rolling down the mountainside. Thankfully both Latvala and his co-driver walked away from the wreck which is a testament to how strongly the cars are built.

Petter Solberg finished well again. I'm surprised by how consistently he is scoring points in an older car. The cynic in me wonders if that's more of an indication of the lack of competition this year.

It was interesting to see Gronholm back in a car. The Subaru he droving had some improvements since last year and was very fast. This suggests Subaru is still developing the car even though they are not racing. Unfortunately, Gronholm was a little rusty and threw away a podium finish on a small error. Silly Gronholm. ;-)

Unless Hirvonen can improve his game, my prediction of Loeb winning all the races this year is looking entirely possible. This is unfortunate as it makes the racing much less interesting.