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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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European Rally ChampionshipOff RoadRally

Spanish young star Pardo to do full-season in ERC3 Junior

By Pontus Lindroos
February 22, 2020
1 Mins read

23-year-old Javier Pardo from Spain will do a full-season campaign in the ERC3 Junior championship!

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FIA World Rally ChampionshipWRC3

Huttunen takes first WRC win for i20 R5 (and gets fine for a incorrect spoiler)

By Pontus Lindroos
February 21, 2020
2 Mins read
Jari Huttunen won the WRC3 class in Rally Sweden marking the first-ever WRC victory for Hyundai i20 R5.
FIA World Rally ChampionshipOff RoadRally

Misfortune strikes for Lauri Joona on Rally Sweden

By Pontus Lindroos
February 21, 2020
1 Mins read
A puncture cost Lauri Joona a fight for a podium and the young Finn had to settle for a ninth place finish on the season-opener of JWRC.
FIA World Rally ChampionshipJunior WRC

Pajari frustrated weather conditions in Sweden

By Pontus Lindroos
February 21, 2020
2 Mins read
Young rising Finnish star Sami Pajari’s weekend at Rally Sweden was full of frustration but still a good result for the season-opener.
FIA World Rally Championship

Rally Sweden route change being discussed

By Pontus Lindroos
February 21, 2020
1 Mins read
Organisers have a lot to do for next year as they prepare to present next year’s plans for Rally Sweden this summer to prove it can be a snow rally.
Off RoadRallycrossRallyX Nordic

Aneklev joins forces with Olsbergs MSE for RallyX Nordic

By Pontus Lindroos
February 21, 2020
2 Mins read
28-year-old Niklad Aneklev is back in Supercar Lites for a second season. Together with the successful team Olsbergs MSE
Endurance RacingGT World ChallengeSportscars

Optimum Motorsport to field a second McLaren 720S GT3 in the Pro-AM series

By Pontus Lindroos
February 21, 2020
2 Mins read
Optimum Motorsport will field a second McLaren 720S in the GT World Challenge Europe with Nick Foster, Martin Berry and Yasser Shanin.
FIA World Rally Championship

Østberg takes his second WRC2 win of the season at Rally Sweden

By Pontus Lindroos
February 21, 2020
2 Mins read
Mads Østberg extended his perfect start to the year as he took victory in the WRC2 class at Rally Sweden.
FIA World Rally ChampionshipJunior WRC

Kristensson defends his Rally Sweden triumph with a second JWRC victory

By Pontus Lindroos
February 21, 2020
1 Mins read
Tom Kristensson defended his victory from last year at Rally Sweden as he won the JWRC season-opener on home-soil.
FIA World Rally ChampionshipWRC2

Third place finish for Tidemand on his WRC2 return

By Pontus Lindroos
February 21, 2020
2 Mins read
A satisfied Pontus Tidemand brought home a podium finish for the Swedish fans at Rally Sweden when he took his Škoda Fabia R5 to a third place finish in WRC2.
FIA World Rally ChampionshipJunior WRC

Good JWRC season-start for Lönnström at Rally Sweden

By Pontus Lindroos
February 20, 2020
1 Mins read
Lönnström made his Junior WRC debut in Rally Sweden, despite a poor start with a puncture things got better as he won two of the special stages throughout the rally.
FIA World Rally Championship

M-Sport's Esapekka Lappi finishes Rally Sweden with strong result

By Pontus Lindroos
February 20, 2020
2 Mins read
It was the same results for M-Sport in Rally Sweden as in Monte-Carlo; the team are now hoping for stronger results in Mexico.
FIA World Rally ChampionshipWRC2

Fourmaux and Yates improved their paces during Rally Sweden

By Pontus Lindroos
February 20, 2020
1 Mins read
Yates and Fourmaux have been improving during the rally and they ended the rally without a podium finish but are already looking forward to Rally Mexico!
FIA World Rally ChampionshipWRC3

Puncture costs Solberg a podium finish at Rally Sweden

By Pontus Lindroos
February 20, 2020
1 Mins read
Škoda Motorsport-backed Oliver Solberg had a fierce fight with double World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson until a puncture came on Sunday’s Power Stage.
FIA World Rally ChampionshipWRC2

Second place on home soil for Veiby in Rally Sweden

By Pontus Lindroos
February 20, 2020
2 Mins read
Norwegian’s Ole Christian Veiby finished in second place at Rally Sweden as he excelled in the stages nearby his family’s forest.
FIA World Rally ChampionshipJunior WRC

Rådström tops the R2 class as he wins Rally Sweden ahead of the JWRC drivers

By Pontus Lindroos
February 20, 2020
1 Mins read
Dennis Rådström from Torsby where the Rally Sweden was based around won the two-wheel-drive class as he beated the Junior WRC drivers.
British Rally ChampionshipOff RoadRally

Creighton wins season-opener of JBRC at Cambrian Rally

By Pontus Lindroos
February 18, 2020
1 Mins read
William Creighton won the opening-round of the 2020 JBRC at Cambrian Rally
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