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Number two drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Petter Solberg have come to the fore in the battle for victory on Rally Italia Sardegna following a dramatic morning when their respective team leaders both crashed out.

Sebastien Loeb is the master of the FIA World Rally Championship with 75 wins and nine titles to his name. However, his exit on stage three in Sardinia this morning proves he is human after all.

FIA World Rally Championship - Rally Italia Sardegna: Day 2 review

Pre-event press conference organised by the FIA

FIA World Rally Championship - Rally Italia Sardegna: Day 1 review

Rally Italia Sardegna, the penultimate round of this year's FIA World Rally Championship, won't just be a feast of dramatic action on the stages.

Jari-Matti Latvala's "experience, aggression and exceptional speed" convinced Volkswagen Motorsport that the Finn was the ideal candidate to partner Sebastien Ogier in its factory line-up from the start of the 2013 FIA World Rally Championship.

Sebastien Loeb will contest his penultimate event as a full-time FIA World Rally Championship driver when he tackles Rally Italia Sardegna this week in his Citroen DS3 WRC alongside co-driver Daniel Elena. Here are his thoughts ahead of the rally.

M-Sport boss Malcolm Wilson plans to make the Ford Fiesta RS WRC even faster ahead of the 2013 FIA World Rally Championship season firing into life on Rallye Monte-Carlo in January.

Never mind finishing second, Ford aces Jari-Matti Latvala and Petter Solberg want wins on the closing rounds of this season's FIA World Rally Championship, starting with the trip to Sardinia from 18-21 October.