Sebastien Loeb, Citroen, GB 2010Sebastien Loeb rounded out the
World Rally Car era with his eighth win of the 2010 season in
the Rally of Great Britain.  The World Rally Champion defeated
Petter Solberg by 19.1 seconds in the end, with Solberg also
missing out on the runner-up spot in the championship as Jari-
Matti Latvala took third from his Ford teammate Mikko Hirvonen
on the penultimate stage, giving him enough points to finish
second in the standings.  Though Loeb's win was ultimately
relatively comfortable, the first half of the rally had seen the
Citroen driver, his teammate Sebastien Ogier, Latvala and
Solberg covered by just a few seconds in a spectacular lead
battle.  Once Latvala had damaged a tire on Friday afternoon and
Ogier had crashed on Saturday morning – costing him second in
the championship – it came down to just Loeb and Solberg, and
despite the 2003 champion's best efforts, Loeb had the speed to
pull away today and clinch the final win for the current
generation of cars before next year's