Jens Stoltenberg, the Prime Minister of Norway, ripped around the Norway Rally circuit as World Champ Sebastien Loeb’s passenger in a celebration of new technology at this year’s Rally Norway. Using a cutting-edge Citroen C4 hybrid WRC car, the pair likely cruised at a somewhat slower speed than Loeb normally drives on such circuits. Read the full story

Frenchman Sebastien Loeb is enjoying the perfect start to the new World Rally Championship campaign by making it two out of two after winning Rally Norway over the weekend. Loeb, who races for Citroen, had to fight hard to keep Finland’s Mikko Hirvonen at bay but was able to fend off the Ford driver to win the race. Read the full story

The 29th International Icelandic Rally kicks off today in Reykjavik. The three-day event takes in some of the most challenging and picturesque routes in southern and western Iceland.

Ranging over tarmac, loose pumice, glacier-smoothed rock and just plain bumpy gravel; Rally Reykjavik is an unforgettable challenge for all involved, and the unpredictable Icelandic weather always has the potential to shake things up even further.

A short leg today is followed by a tour of the South around Mount Hekla tomorrow. Saturday is the final day and is the longest leg of the rally around western Iceland and back to the centre of Reykjavik for the finish – right in the middle of Reykjavik’s Menningarnott celebrations where the streets will be thronged with people cheering the cars home.