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Loeb: I almost quit earlier
Sebastien Loeb reveals that he first considered retiring from the World Rally Championship some seven years ago - when he would have had just two titles to his name...

Dates for your diary: ERC 2013 calendar
The line-up of events that will comprise the 2013 FIA European Rally Championship schedule

Dates for your diary: WRC 2013 calendar
The line-up of events that will comprise the 2013 FIA World Rally Championship schedule

World Rally Driver of the Year vote: 4th
You voted Craig Breen into fourth place in Crash.net's 2012 World Rally Driver of the Year poll

Citroen Top Driver series launched
New six-round series created by Citroen Racing in partnership with Abu Dhabi, Total and Pirelli

Qatar M-Sport WRT completes line-up
Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team adds Evgeny Novikov and Thierry Neuville to roster

Mikkelsen confirmed with third VW Polo R WRC
Andreas Mikkelsen to join Sebastien Ogier and Jari-Matti Latvala and compete in a third Polo R WRC starting in Portugal

Wilson pays tribute to Solberg
Malcolm Wilson praises Petter Solberg after his announcement that he won't feature in the 2013 WRC season

Disappointing end for Tanak
Ott Tanak was enjoying a promising run through Rallye de Espana, but ultimately saw his event end in frustration after a difficult final day.

Final 2012 World Rally Championship standings
2012 FIA World Rally Championship standings after the 13th and final event in Spain

Prodrive to develop MINI engine
Prodrive to help development of the engine used in the MINI John Cooper Works WRC

Novikov, Prokop in with DMACK for Spain
Evgeny Novikov and Martin Prokop join forces with DMACK for WRC finale

Ogier a sensational fifth in Sardinia
Sebastien Ogier excels in Sardinia in his VW Motorsport-run Skoda Fabia S2000

Solberg: I failed in Sardinia
Petter Solberg: It was possible to win this rally but I made a mistake on Friday and that was disappointing for me and the team

Solberg next 'fly to drop' in Sardinia
Petter Solberg goes out in Sardinia, joins Sebastien Loeb, Jari-Matti Latvala and Thierry Neuville on the sidelines

Loeb blames pace-note error for exit, won't re-start
Sebastien Loeb explains what happened in SS3 and what caused his exit from day two in Sardinia

Ford quits WRC, M-Sport to continue
Malcolm Wilson: We understand that tough decisions have had to be made and look forward to continuing our strong technical partnership into the future

Solberg and Patterson reprimanded by stewards
Stewards concerned after Solberg and Patterson display 'a lack of safety awareness' in SS9

Solberg: Nothing broke on car
Petter Solberg: I'm disappointed because I had a clean rally up to that point and I was confident of getting third.

Solberg crashes out in France
Petter Solberg becomes the first high profile retirement in France

IRC: Co-driver Durant on the mend
"The most important thing is that Robbie's injury was not more serious..." - team manager Iwan Evans

IRC: Iliev edges fight for Sliven glory
Dimitar Iliev: We can go faster but I don't want to make any mistakes because I also need to think about the Bulgarian championship

Red Bull deal ends promoter saga
The FIA confirms Red Bull as promoter of the World Rally Championship

Chardonnet set for WRC debut
Sebastien Chardonnet to drive a Citroen DS3 WRC on Rally France