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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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WRC2

Linnamäe Misses Portugal Due to Incorrect COVID-19 Results

By Pontus Lindroos
May 21, 2021
1 Mins read

The Estonian WRC2 driver Georg Linnamäe has been forced to miss the Rally de Portugal due to incorrect COVID-19 test results

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WRC2

Mikkelsen Tests Positive For COVID-19 Ahead of Portugal

By Pontus Lindroos
May 18, 2021
1 Mins read
Ahead of the Rally de Portugal this weekend, the current WRC2 class leader Andreas Mikkelsen has been tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the rally
FIA World Rally Championship

Hyundai unveils New i20 N Rally1 during tests

By Pontus Lindroos
May 18, 2021
1 Mins read
Hyundai Motorsport have now begun testing of their new Hyundai i20 Rally1 car which will making the debut in the all-new hybrid Rally1 class next year
RallyX Nordic

Gehrman Returns to the RallyX Nordic in Supercar for 2021

By Pontus Lindroos
April 22, 2021
2 Mins read
After one season off due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Philip Gehrman will be returning to this years RallyX Nordic
RallyX Nordic

Reiersen and Gustafsson return to RallyX Nordic with EKS JC

By Pontus Lindroos
April 22, 2021
3 Mins read
Isak Reiersen and Alex Gustafsson have teamed up once again for a full-season campaign in the RallyX Nordic’s crosskart categories
RallyX Nordic

Törnhult Joins Supercar Lites with Olsbergs MSE

By Pontus Lindroos
April 22, 2021
1 Mins read
Ida Törnhult will be stepping up from Folkrace to Supercar Lites as she joins Olsbergs MSE for the 2021 RallyX Nordic season
WRC3

Hiroki Arai Returns to WRC with Stohl Racing

By Pontus Lindroos
April 8, 2021
1 Mins read
After almost a three year absence, Hiroki Arai will be returning to the FIA World Rally Championship this season together with Stohl Racing.
RallyX Nordic

Enzo Ide Joins EKS JC for 2021 RallyX Nordic Campaign

By Pontus Lindroos
April 8, 2021
2 Mins read
Enzo Ide has revealed the first of his plans for the upcoming rallycross season as he joins EKS JC for a campaign in RallyX Nordic´s Supercar class.
RallyX Nordic

Olofsson and Vacala Teams-Up for 2021 RallyX Nordic Campaign

By Pontus Lindroos
April 8, 2021
3 Mins read
Simon Olofssson and Lane Vacala have teamed up once again in the STS RX outfit, this time for a campaign in the RallyX Nordic´s Supercar Lites class.
FIA World Rally Championship

Umeå Selected as the New Host City for 2022 WRC Rally Sweden

By Pontus Lindroos
April 8, 2021
2 Mins read
Rally Sweden is saying goodbye to Torsby and will be heading further north as Umeå will become the new host city from 2022.
Rally

28 Drivers Using the C3 Rally2 for Title Chases this Season

By Pontus Lindroos
April 8, 2021
2 Mins read
There will be a total of 28 drivers that will be using the Citroen C3 Rally2 this season and at the same time are getting factory support from Citroen Racing
FIA World Rally Championship

2021 Safari Rally Threatened with Cancelation

By Pontus Lindroos
April 5, 2021
1 Mins read
With the new restrictions applied in the Kenya due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Safari Rally is once again threatened with cancelation
Extreme E

Alejandro Agag: "We’ve worked so hard on this for many years, and finally everything has come together this weekend"

By Pontus Lindroos
April 5, 2021
1 Mins read
The Extreme E founder and CEO, Alejandro Agag, explains in an emotional way how well this first-ever X Prix weekend has been
Extreme E

Sebastien Loeb: "That was a bit disappointing, but for the rest I’m happy with the weekend and the team did a great job."

By Pontus Lindroos
April 5, 2021
2 Mins read
X44 team of Sebastien Loeb and Cristina Gutierrez suffered from faulty power steering in the final and finished the first Extreme E race in third place
Extreme E

Timmy Hansen: "After Q1, this kind of result really felt a long way off"

By Pontus Lindroos
April 5, 2021
3 Mins read
Timmy Hansen and Catie Munnings won the Crazy Race and from there they took the second position in the Desert X Prix final for Andretti United.
Extreme E

Nico Rosberg: "This is insane. I’m so thankful to the whole team for the effort put in this weekend"

By Pontus Lindroos
April 5, 2021
1 Mins read
Rosberg X Racing team Founder and CEO was pleased by all the efforts of the team as they climbed on to the top of the podium at the first-ever Extreme E race
Extreme E

Johan Kristoffersson: "Rosberg X Racing guys did an amazing job to give Molly and myself such a great car"

By Pontus Lindroos
April 5, 2021
3 Mins read
Johan Kristoffersson and Molly Taylor became the first-ever driver pair to win the all-new Extreme E series in Saudi Arabia
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