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WRC » Ford: Finland failure will make Mikko stronger. Tuesday, 5th August 2008 Malcolm Wilson: Mikko Hirvonen will be spurred on by his inability to win his home event last weekend. 's performance on the Neste Oil Rally Finland last weekend was just ‘incredible', that was the verdict of Ford team director Malcolm Wilson following the ninth round in the World Rally Championship. While Hirvonen and Ford lost out in the end to Citroen's Sebastien Loeb, it was a close battle and Mikko kept the four-time world champion on his toes throughout the three-days. Indeed while the 28-year-old ultimately had to settle for the runners-up spot in front of his home supporters, 9 seconds off P1 - something that is a bit of blow to his title aspirations, Wilson Sr added that it will only make Mikko stronger now and more determined in the... [read full story]
