Inguva yekutanga kuti Finn Mikko Hirvonen, achityaira Citroen DS3, achikunda muRally de Portugal.
Hirvonen akatora mukana wemamiriro ekunze akaipa muAlgarve uye zvikanganiso zvevadzivisi vake kunyora zita rake munhoroondo yevakakunda muRally de Portugal.
“Wakanga uri musangano wakaoma zvikuru, wandati ndambokwikwidza wakareba. Zvino zvinonzwa zvakanaka, chaizvo, zvakanaka chaizvo. Takaita chaizvo zvataifanira kuita. Kwakanga kuri kunyengera neChishanu, asi ndakatarisa. Ndakazviitira ini nechikwata. Kodzera. Zvakanga zvakaoma, asi pasina dambudziko rimwe chete”, akadaro Mikko Hirvonen pakupera kwemujaho.
Mushure mekubva kwaSebastien Loeb (iyewo kubva kuCitroen), Hirvonen akamanikidzwa kurwisa vakwikwidzi veFord kudzivirira mavara echiFrench brand. Mangwanani eChishanu akanga akasimba, sezvo vatyairi vaviri veFord vakapa Hirvonen chipo chaicho sezvavaibuda mumugwagwa muzvikamu zviviri zvokutanga zvezuva racho. WomuFinn, achiona basa racho richiitwa nyore, akasimudza tsoka yake kubva pamukwidziridzo uye akazviganhurira amene pakubata zvakanaka zvake kusvikira pakupera kwenhangemutange.
Hirvonen parizvino ari pamberi peWorld Cup aine mapoinzi makumi manomwe nemashanu, ukuwo waanoshanda naye Sebestien Loeb ari pachinhanho chechipiri aine mapoinzi makumi matanhatu nematanhatu, 7 kupfuura pechitatu petter Solberg.
Hatina kukwanisa kukundikana kusimbisa kushanda kwaArmindo Araújo, uyo pasinei nokuti akanga asina kumhanya sezvaitarisirwa, akatungamirira vazhinji vechiPutukezi kusiya nyaradzo yeimba yake kuti vatevere rally pedyo. Kunyange zvakadaro, Armindo Araújo akanga ari muPutukezi akanakisisa mumakwikwi, achipedzisa mu "kushungurudza" nzvimbo ye16.
“Wakanga uri musangano wakandiomera zvikuru uye une matambudziko akawanda. Ndakarohwa nehana mumakwikwi ekupedzisira. Zvisinei, iyo Mini imotokari huru. Ini ndinogutsikana”, akadaro mutyairi wechiPutukezi.
Nzvimbo yekupedzisira yeRally 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