Please Mikko, something different this time!! (an open letter)

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Originally Posted by kirungi okwogera

Oh yeah I forgot about Portugal! Damn, this has actually been a really good season for Mikko, and here he is still winless because of a technicality. I hope he makes the finish line in Sardinia. When has the second best driver in a season not won a single rally!?

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Since Loeb came around.....

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Originally Posted by kirungi okwogera

When has the second best driver in a season not won a single rally!?

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The last winningless runner up in WRC was Alex Fiorio in '89. Before him Stig Blomqvist in '85 and Hannu Mikkola in '80. One could also consider Markku Alen in '74, but that's only in virtual classification.

All of them way before Loeb era :)

End of penultimate leg of Sardigna...only two short stages left to run tomorrow sunday...almost "in the pocket" for Mikko now :cool:

Unless another technical infrigment interfere :p
Hope not though... he deserves a win this year

CONGRATULATIONS MIKKO !!!! :bounce: :up:

Having watched him get this win, I have a feeling this is how he will go about getting the title next year

Well, we can say it already: Mikko Hirvonen - 2013 World Rally Champion!

... sounds good :)

i am a big fan of Mikko, and really really hope he will get the title next year.
hopefully he will finish on a strong spain rally as well, to boost his confidence on Tarmac, and show that he is not far off the pace.
And with VW saying that they will not nominate a no 1 or 2, good chances to see JML and ogier eliminate each other!
So 2013 has to be THE year!
Go Mikko!!!

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Originally Posted by kober

The last winningless runner up in WRC was Alex Fiorio in '89. Before him Stig Blomqvist in '85 and Hannu Mikkola in '80. One could also consider Markku Alen in '74, but that's only in virtual classification.

All of them way before Loeb era :)

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Interesting information! Thanks!

Here's an interesting statistic for you then: With this weekend's win, his 15th, Mikko now has more wins than Walter Rohrl and is closing in on Bjorn Waldergard's 16. The only driver with more wins who was not a drivers' champion was Markku Alen with 19 (who I believe "would have" won one year in the 70s before the drivers' championship rankings existed, right?).

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Originally Posted by kirungi okwogera

Interesting information! Thanks!

Here's an interesting statistic for you then: With this weekend's win, his 15th, Mikko now has more wins than Walter Rohrl and is closing in on Bjorn Waldergard's 16. The only driver with more wins who was not a drivers' champion was Markku Alen with 19 (who I believe "would have" won one year in the 70s before the drivers' championship rankings existed, right?).

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That's interesting statistics. So Hirvonen is already macthed in victories of drivers of 70's and 80's. I'm wishing him soon to compare to drivers from 90's and this century (without Loeb of course).