In the race to break the WTCC Yvan Muller ventured on an unknown floor for him: the current championship leader took part in the rally and gave France so his debut in the WRC. At the side of veteran Petter Solberg Muller denied the special stages in the Citroën Xsara, but it had varying success: technical problems dropped him back, fast times brought him to the front.
After three exciting day rally saw the goal of eventually Muller on the 42nd Place overall, what his true speed equal but limited: In Section 17 registered the Frenchman, the eight best times in section 20 was the 41-year-old even achieve the sixth place - and was nevertheless surprisingly better position than the eventual winner and world champion Sébastien Loeb ( Citroën).
Although Muller in the final examination only four seconds slower than the fastest time of Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford), he helped this fact is only a little: On Friday he had had to adjust his trip early when his Xsara developed a problem with the fuel intake . In the eleventh test on Saturday was followed by a rim damage that cost more than 13 minutes Muller.
For more information about the WRC, Rally for France and for cutting of Yvan Muller, see our rally section.
