World Rally Championship - News - Practice rally pace pleases Ostberg Feb-07 2012 / 16:56 EST
Ostberg and Hirvonen fought out a close battle for victory on the Karlstad contest one year ago with Hirvonen just doing enough to beat the young Norwegian, whose second-place finish marked his first podium in the WRC.
While the 24-year-old has stopped short of claiming he can win the snow event this year, he is convinced he has what it takes to fight for a top-three finish once again after contesting a trio of practice rallies since the turn of the year....
