UPDATE 1-Loeb heading for title as Duval sets pace
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Citroen&#39;s Sebastien Loeb remained on course to celebrate his first world title after the first leg of the French rally on Friday.
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arkko Martin and Sebastien Loeb are probably feeling a bit nervous now that they are so close from achieving their respective goals.
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Shanghai - Although the title has already been decided, China&#39;s first Formula One race still has second and third place in the standings to decide, along with the much anticipated return of former champion Jacques Villeneuve and Ralf Schumacher.
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nother stage victory for race leader Petter Solberg, his fifth since the start of the rally. The Subaru driver is not pulling away at a fast pace from Gronholm and Loeb but the gap is nonetheless increasing steadily.
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ESTONIA&#39;s Markko Martin took the Rally of Catalonia lead today after newly-crowned world champion Sebastien Loeb, the overnight leader, was forced out of the race with a severe oil leak.
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Ford duo Francois Duval and Markko Martin crept ahead of world championship leader Sebastien Loeb after day one of the Rally of Corsica.
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France&#39;s Sebastien Loeb stands on his Citroen and raises an arm in triumph after clinching the world rally championship title.
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HOMESTEAD - All five of the Nextel Cup championship contenders have vowed to be on the offensive this weekend. Kurt Busch converted words into actions Friday, winning the pole for Sunday&#39;s championship-deciding
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AJACCIO, France : Ford got their Rally of Corsica campaign off to a flying start when Francois Duval and Markko Martin threw down the challenge to world championship leader Sebastien Loeb by leading the way after the day&#39;s four specials.
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France&#39;s Sebastien Loeb became the new world rally champion in France after finishing second behind Markko Martin in the Rally of Corsica.
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World Champion Petter Solberg has promised Sebastien Loeb &quot;a hell of a fight&quot; for victory in this weekend&#39;s Wales Rally GB.
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With heavy skies weighing over the Ardennes forest, action was the order of the day on track, with Davidson then Raikkonen going fastest. Renault is also optimistic.
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Citroen&#39;s new world champion Sebastien Loeb leads the Rally of Catalunya by just two seconds from Markko Martin at the end of the first day.
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The race for the Champ Car drivers&#39; title is going to Mexico City in two weeks. Bruno Junqueira won yesterday&#39;s Lexmark Indy 300 ahead of teammate Sebastien Bourdais, stalling Bourdais&#39; run to the 2004 championship
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Last weekend, Frenchman Duval did not finish a race in Zandvoort. He now stands 11th in the championship and hopes for a good result in Brno in two weeks.
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David Coulthard was once again on the pace as he tested for Red Bull Racing in the hope of claiming a race seat there next season.
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The Yorkshireman was second in first qualifying but will attempt to go one better in today&#39;s superpole session as he looks to win the title at the last round of the season at Magny-Cours.