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Article: ON A ROLL; Sebastien Loeb wins a tough one, takes the points lead.(Motorsports)(Rally d'Italia-Sardinia)
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- AutoWeek
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- May 9, 2005
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Byline: ANTHONY PEACOCK
Citroen's Sebastien Loeb has moved into the World Rally Championship points lead once more, winning Rally d'Italia-Sardinia. But second place for former series leader Petter Solberg means the Subaru driver is just one point behind.
The all-gravel rally was new to the WRC last year, when Solberg won with a dominant two-minute advantage. This year was a different story, with Loeb getting the win by only one minute.
So what happened?
"Nothing happened,'' said a depressed Solberg at the finish. "I did nothing different from last year and I drove just as well. It's just that Sebastien and his team are stronger than ...