Loeb wary of his victory chances in Finland

Citroen's triple world champion Sebastien Loeb believes in-form Finn Marcus Gronholm will have the advantage at his home rally, which starts tomorrow. "Finland is a completely different rally, all the Finnish drivers have lots of confidence there,"...

Citroen's triple world champion Sebastien Loeb believes in-form Finn Marcus Gronholm will have the advantage at his home rally, which starts tomorrow.

"Finland is a completely different rally, all the Finnish drivers have lots of confidence there," Loeb said.

"If Marcus (Gronholm) is too fast and he wins, it is very important for me to finish second to stay in contact in the champion-ship race."

World champion Loeb has never won in Finland, which has been notoriously difficult for non-Finns to conquer. Gronholm has won it six times in seven years.

The Ford driver heads the championship by nine points from Loeb at the halfway point of the season. Gronholm has 65 points to Loeb's 56 with another Finn Mikko Hirvonen, also driving for Ford, third on 49.

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