No Need to Finish; Sebastien Loeb walks to the WRC crown.(Motorsports)

Byline: ANTHONY PEACOCK Up until Sept. 26, Citroen driver Sebastien Loeb was enjoying the best season of his brilliant career. The Frenchman had won eight of the 12 rallies held up to that point, finishing second on the remaining four. Life was good. Then came a mountain-bike accident that broke his right arm in four places.

Loeb was out for the rest of the season, but he reasoned that a 35-point championship lead with just four rallies to go would probably be enough to secure a third straight title-with a bit of luck. It was settled when Ford driver Marcus Gronholm crashed at ...

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