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Pontus Lindroos

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Covering off-road news for The Checkered Flag since 2019, with over 10 years of experience working with all sorts of publications, media & PR-related things in motorsport.
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FIA World Rally Championship

10 years since Loeb last competed in Acropolis Rally and now he is back

By Pontus Lindroos
September 8, 2022
1 Mins read

With three wins and a total of 11 starts previously in the Acropolis Rally, Sébastien Loeb is now set to return after a 10-year absence to the iconic rally

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FIA World Rally Championship

Greek Prime Minister tests rally car at Athens Olympic Stadium super special stage.

By Pontus Lindroos
September 8, 2022
1 Mins read
The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis joined a press event on Wednesday evening at the Athens Olympic Stadium where he also was given the chance to drive the stage in a rally car
FIA World Rally Championship

Ogier confirms a return at Rally New Zealand

By Pontus Lindroos
September 5, 2022
1 Mins read
Frenchman Sébastien Ogier has now confirmed he will be making a return to the WRC at the 2022 Rally New Zealand
FIA World Rally Championship

Mark Wilford from WRC Promoter has passed away due to illness

By Pontus Lindroos
September 2, 2022
1 Mins read
Mark Wilford, a great name in the FIA World Rally Championship paddock has sadly passed away from battling with illness.
WRC2

Brynildsen is replacing Bulacia in the Toksport WRT for Greece

By Pontus Lindroos
August 30, 2022
1 Mins read
Eyvind Brynildsen will be replacing Marco Bulacia in the Toksport WRT team for the Acropolis rally as the Bolivian is forced to sit out due to an injury
FIA World Rally Championship

Tänak claims back-to-back win in Ypres Rally

By Pontus Lindroos
August 21, 2022
2 Mins read
Ott Tänak took his third win of the season in Ypres Rally Belgium after three tricky days on the narrow tarmac roads
FIA World Rally Championship

Evans leads Ypres Rally after Friday morning loop

By Pontus Lindroos
August 19, 2022
2 Mins read
Elfyn Evans leads the Ypres Rally by 2.6 seconds over Ott Tänak after the Friday morning loop
European RallycrossFIA World Rallycross

2022 World RX of Riga entries officially published

By Pontus Lindroos
August 19, 2022
2 Mins read
The entry lists for RX1e and Euro RX at World RX of Riga are now officially published
FIA World Rally Championship

Latvala says Rovanperä's crash was inevitable

By Pontus Lindroos
August 19, 2022
1 Mins read
Toyota’s team boss Jari-Matti Latvala says Kalle Rovanperä´s crash was inevitable
FIA World Rally Championship

Kalle Rovanperä crashes out of Ypres Rally on SS2

By Pontus Lindroos
August 19, 2022
1 Mins read
Kalle Rovanperä has now crashed out from the Ypres Rally after going too fast into a corner and ended up rolling his Toyota, both him and co-driver Jonne Halttunen are OK!
Formula 1WRC2

Verstappen makes WRC2 debut in Ypres Rally

By Pontus Lindroos
August 19, 2022
2 Mins read
Ex F1 driver Jos Verstappen will be making rally debut in the WRC2 support category in Ypres Rally, Belgium this weekend
FIA World Rally Championship

Neuville fastest in Ypres Rally Shakedown

By Pontus Lindroos
August 18, 2022
2 Mins read
Home hero Thierry Neuville tops the Nieuwkerke Shakedown times edging the WRC leader Kalle Rovanperä by 0.6 second
FIA World Rally Championship

Rovanperä could claim the 2022 WRC title in Belgium

By Pontus Lindroos
August 18, 2022
1 Mins read
Kalle Rovanperä has a theoretical chance to be crowned the 2022 WRC champion in Belgium this weekend
FIA World Rally Championship

Latvala feels confident ahead of Ypres Rally

By Pontus Lindroos
August 17, 2022
1 Mins read
Toyota´s team boss Jari-Matti Latvala says they are well prepared this time for Ypres Rally
FIA World Rally Championship

Millener hopes the M-Sport team can achieve a podium finish in Ypres Rally

By Pontus Lindroos
August 17, 2022
2 Mins read
The M-Sport´s Ford Puma Rally1 car is proven to be a weapon on tarmac rallies so the team boss Richard Millener believes the team can achieve a podium finish in Ypres Rally this weekend
Junior WRC

Max McRae eyes JWRC outing in 2023

By Pontus Lindroos
August 16, 2022
1 Mins read
The third generation McRae is now eyeing a JWRC campaign in 2023 after testing the Ford Fiesta Rally3 car in Poland
FIA World Rally Championship

Ott Tänak: “We head to Belgium on the back of our Finland victory”

By Pontus Lindroos
August 16, 2022
3 Mins read
Ott Tänak, Thierry Neuville and Oliver Solberg are determined to bring home great results in Belgium this weekend after the morale boost from winning in Finland
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