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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

Hyundai's Ott Tänak takes runner-up spot in Rally Sweden

By Pontus Lindroos
February 18, 2020
3 Mins read

Ott Tänak was the highest placed Hyundai driver as he finished in second place at Rally Sweden, a great comeback for the Estonian after the high speed crash in Monte-Carlo.

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European Rally Championship

Magalhães returns to ERC with support from Hyundai Portugal

By Pontus Lindroos
February 18, 2020
2 Mins read
Portugals’ Bruno Magalhães with new co-driver Carlos Magalhães are both returning to ERC this season, together for first time since 2014.
RX2

Kallio returning for second full-season in RX2

By Pontus Lindroos
February 18, 2020
2 Mins read
Jesse Kallio is returning for a second full-season in RX2 with Olsbergs MSE along with a packed campaign in RallyX Nordic.
FIA World Rally Championship

Future of Rally Sweden being discuss

By Pontus Lindroos
February 15, 2020
1 Mins read
The future of Rally Sweden is looking dark as the rally organizers, management, clubs and FIA meet on Friday evening to discuss the future of it.
FIA World Rally Championship

Tidemand third after battle on day one

By Pontus Lindroos
February 14, 2020
1 Mins read
Tidemand ended up his first day at Rally Sweden in third place after couple of mistakes.
FIA World Rally Championship

Rally Sweden ends early for Jari-Matti Latvala

By Pontus Lindroos
February 14, 2020
1 Mins read
Rally Sweden ended early for Jari-Matti Latvala as a power cable got cut off and he has to force to retire due to risks on being first out on the road.
FIA World Rally Championship

All three Toyota cars in top-four after day one

By Pontus Lindroos
February 14, 2020
3 Mins read
Toyota’s Elfyn Evans is leading the rally, the young Finnish superstar Kalle Rovanperä ends the day in third and Sébastien Ogier after him in fourth. A great start on the Rally Sweden!
FIA World Rally Championship

Lappi and Suninen keeps the spirit up after day one ends

By Pontus Lindroos
February 14, 2020
2 Mins read
Day one is now over for M-Sport, the two young Finns have improved the paces over the day and they’re now waiting to head back out tomorrow again.
FIA World Rally Championship

Hyundai's Ott Tänak ends Rally Sweden opening day in second place

By Pontus Lindroos
February 14, 2020
3 Mins read
Ott Tänak returned from his spectacular accident in Monte-Carol to finish the first day of Rally Sweden in second place as Neuville struggled with road position and Breen gets used to the 2020 car.
National Rally

Castletown to hold Manx Rally in 2020

By Pontus Lindroos
February 14, 2020
1 Mins read
The iconic Manx Rally on the Isle of Man is returning to the British National Rally Series calendar for 2020.
RallyX Nordic

Lars-Erik Haug is back in RallyX Nordic

By Pontus Lindroos
February 14, 2020
1 Mins read
Lars-Erik Haug is returning to Supercar Lites for this season in RallyX Nordic and for two guest appearances in the RX2 International Series
European Rally Championship

Falcón set for four-round ERC campaign

By Pontus Lindroos
February 14, 2020
1 Mins read
Emma Falcón from Gran Canaria is back in ERC for a four-round campaign.
RallyX Nordic

RallyX on Ice will be Eriksson's final appearance in Supercar Lites

By Pontus Lindroos
February 14, 2020
3 Mins read
Oliver Eriksson will make his final appearance in a Supercar Lites at RallyX on Ice, joined by Jesse Kallio, who will be doing a full-season campaign in the series.
FIA World Rally ChampionshipJunior WRC

Junior World Rally Championship starts in Sweden this weekend

By Pontus Lindroos
February 13, 2020
6 Mins read
The single-make class of Junior World Rally Championship is firing up their engines for the season-opener at Rally Sweden!
FIA World Rally ChampionshipWRC2

M-Sport WRC2 crew ready to tackle Rally Sweden

By Pontus Lindroos
February 13, 2020
2 Mins read
Fourmaux and Yates are ready to take on Rally Sweden for the M-Sport WRC2 team.
FIA World Rally ChampionshipJunior WRC

Local drivers are aiming for hat-trick on the home soil in JWRC

By Pontus Lindroos
February 13, 2020
3 Mins read
Local drivers in the Junior WRC and RC4 class are looking to take home the victory on the home soil!
FIA World Rally Championship

Lappi - "The Swedish stages are always fast, which I enjoy"

By Pontus Lindroos
February 12, 2020
1 Mins read
Lappi finished second last season in Rally Sweden and hopes now to deliver good results with M-Sport.
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