Ndikoyamba kuti Finn Mikko Hirvonen, akuyendetsa Citroen DS3, akupambana mu Rally de Portugal.
Hirvonen adagwiritsa ntchito mwayi wa nyengo yoipa ku Algarve ndi zolakwa za adani ake kuti alembe dzina lake m'mbiri ya opambana a Rally de Portugal.
“Unali msonkhano wovuta kwambiri, wautali kwambiri womwe ndidapikisana nawo. Tsopano zikuwoneka bwino, kwenikweni, zabwino kwenikweni. Tinachita ndendende zimene tinkayenera kuchita. Zinali zachinyengo Lachisanu, koma ndinayang'anitsitsa. Ndinadzipangira ndekha komanso gulu. Mpake. Zinali zovuta kwambiri, koma popanda vuto limodzi, "adatero Mikko Hirvonen kumapeto kwa mpikisano.
Atachoka Sebastien Loeb (komanso ku Citroen), Hirvonen anakakamizika kumenyana ndi Ford kuti ateteze mitundu ya French brand. Lachisanu m'mawa unali wotsimikiza, popeza madalaivala awiri a Ford adapatsa Hirvonen mphatso yeniyeni pamene adachoka pamsewu m'magawo awiri oyambirira oyenerera a tsikulo. The Finn ataona kuti ntchitoyo yakhala yosavuta, anakweza phazi lake kuchoka pa accelerator ndipo anangodziletsa kuti asamalire bwino mpaka mapeto a mpikisanowo.
Hirvonen tsopano ali patsogolo pa World Cup ndi mfundo za 75, pamene mnzake Sebestien Loeb ali pamalo achiwiri ndi mfundo 66, 7 kuposa wachitatu Petter Solberg.
Sitinathe kulephera kutsindika ntchito ya Armindo Araújo, yemwe ngakhale kuti sanathamangire monga momwe amayembekezeredwa, adatsogolera anthu ambiri a Chipwitikizi kusiya chitonthozo cha nyumba yake kuti atsatire msonkhanowo pafupi. Ngakhale zinali choncho, Armindo Araújo anali Mpwitikizi wabwino kwambiri pa mpikisano, akumaliza "kukhumudwitsa" malo a 16.
“Unali msonkhano wovuta kwambiri kwa ine ndipo unali ndi mavuto ambiri. Ndinakumana ndi vuto lopumira pampikisano womaliza. Komabe, Mini ndi galimoto yabwino. Ndine wokhutitsidwa”, adatero woyendetsa Chipwitikizi.
Masanjidwe omaliza a Rally de Portugal:
1. Mikko Hirvonen (FIN/Citroen DS3), 04:19:24.3s
2. Mads Ostberg (NOR/Ford Fiesta) +01m51.8s
3. Evgeny Novikov (RUS/Ford Fiesta) +03m25.0s
4. Petter Solberg (NOR / Ford Fiesta), +03m47.4s
5. Nasser All Attiyah (QAT / Citroen DS3) +07m57.6s
6. Martin Prokop (CZE/Ford Fiesta) +08m01.0s
7. Dennis Kuipers (NLD/Ford Fiesta) +08m39.1s
8. Sébastien Ogier (FRA /Skoda Fabia S2000) +09m00.8s
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16. Armindo Araújo (POR/Mini WRC) +22m55.7s