Loeb Grabs Lead in Rally Sweden Day 1

Sebastien Loeb started off his title defense this season with a couple of stage wins in the opening round of Rally Sweden. After his teammate Dani Sordo won the night superspecial stage on Thursday, the Frenchman returned to his winning ways first thing this morning, when scoring 2 consecutive wins for Citroen.

After the first two stages of the day, Loeb was leading from Sordo, with Ford’s Mikko Hirvonen in 3rd place. However, during the Torntorp 1 stage, the Finn managed to score his very fi… (read more)