{"id":27432,"date":"2007-12-10T18:50:32","date_gmt":"2007-12-10T18:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casinoenligne.uk.com\/en\/f1\/news\/4715-marcus-gronholm-driver-of-year"},"modified":"2007-12-10T18:50:32","modified_gmt":"2007-12-10T18:50:32","slug":"4715-marcus-gronholm-driver-of-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casinoenligne.uk.com\/en\/f1\/news\/4715-marcus-gronholm-driver-of-year","title":{"rendered":"Marcus Gronholm, driver of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After recently ending his career following the final Rally of Great Britain, Marcus Gronholm has just been voted Best Driver of the Year by Autosport magazine.<\/p>\n<p>A well-deserved reward considering his rich sporting career, marked by two world titles (2000 and 2002) and a great battle throughout the season with his biggest rival: S\u00e9bastien Loeb.<\/p>\n<p>The Finn defended himself until the last event and could have hoped to win the title, but two consecutive off-road excursions (Japan and Ireland) diminished his hopes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Let us recall, however, that the double world champion had a thirteen-point lead over LOEB after his victory in Finland. A considerable lead that diminished over the following events, ultimately giving the Frenchman a fourth title, as he claimed victory eight times this season while Marcus triumphed in five events. (Sweden, Italy, Greece, Finland, New Zealand)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I could have won a third world crown, but it wasn&#8217;t possible due to a mistake made in Ireland. S\u00e9bastien has been very fast this season, he deserves this title!&#8221; declared Marcus Gr\u00f6nholm with sportsmanship.<\/p>\n<p>During the last three editions, the prize had been awarded each time to the winning driver, namely: S\u00e9bastien Loeb. This year is different, as both protagonists, who engaged in a fierce duel throughout the season, can each rejoice in a title. 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