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Listen to this article The nine-time world champion clouted a wall on Stage 5 while leading the rally on his return to the World Rally Championship after winning the Monte Carlo season opener in January. The impact caused significant damage to the right rear suspension of the Ford Puma. Loeb apologised to the team for the rare error but the Ford squad is now in a race against time to repair the car to allow a return on Saturday. M-Sport team principal Richard Millener confirmed to Motorsport.com that repairs to the team's other cars would take priority before Loeb’s Puma is fixed. Craig Breen damaged the right corner of his Puma in the afternoon stages, while Pierre-Louis Loubet also endured a wild moment on Stage 8. “It is a shame really, we had a great opportunity at lunch time which looked like it was going to be another fantastic battle for the weekend, and you kind of expect that Loeb will be there or thereabouts,” said Millener. “He made a mistake that … [Read more...] about M-Sport unsure if Loeb will rejoin Rally Portugal after shock retirement

Jack Doohan has taken Formula 2 pole in a tactical qualifying session where drivers attempted to predict when grip levels would be at their highest. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Felipe Drugovich had been fastest during the F2 practice session, which was disrupted by two red flags following a crash at turn nine for Olli Caldwell and Marcus Armstrong’s car needing to be retrieved after he spun on – and then off – the track. In qualifying, Liam Lawson, Logan Sargeant and Theo Pourchaire were the first to set times, each improving on the one before for Pourchaire to set a 1’30.083. Marino Sato and Jehan Daruvala then further improved, both into the 1’29s with Daruvala putting together a 1’29.512. Clement Novalak set the second-fastest time. However, puzzlingly, his MP Motorsport team mate Drugovich remained in the pits, without having set a lap, with 22 minutes left in the session. Drugovich still did not go out and was one of four drivers with no time … [Read more...] about Doohan takes Barcelona pole in tactical F2 qualifying session · RaceFans