Winner at Finland---BY FORD

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Latvala lives the dream by winning Rally Finland
2010-07-31 WRC
Jari-Matti Latvala kept his cool and the lead to become the youngest winner of Rally Finland. Try as they might the Citroens of Sebastien Ogier and Sebastien Loeb were unable to reel in the Finn in the eight stages ran today.

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Rally Finland: Series final leg summary
Racing series WRC
Date 2010-07-31


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Latvala flies to emotional Rally Finland victory

Jari-Matti Latvala has won Neste Oil Rally Finland, round eight of the 2010 FIA World Rally Championship. Co-driven by Miikka Anttila, Latvala took the lead on stage seven and drove without error to land his second win of the season.

The Finn, who breaks Markku Alen's record as the youngest winner of the high-speed gravel event, withstood late pressure from factory Citroen pilot Sebastien Ogier to secure an emotional home victory.

"It's a dream and I can't even imagine it yet," said the works Ford Focus pilot. "It's something I've been dreaming of since I was a small boy. The fans in Finland are fantastic and I've won in front of my home spectators. When we did the second last stage it started to go in the right direction and we were a little on the safe side. It's amazing, a big relief and a fantastic rally. Our team has done really hard work and this victory is for the team."