Belgian Francois Duval was second and Spain's Xavier Pons fourth, while Finn Mikko Hirvonen, in a Ford, was third.

BBC: Loeb won nine stages of the Rally of Catalunya

He finished with a handy lead over Norwegian Solberg in a Subaru, with Spain's Xavier Pons almost another minute behind in his Citroen.

BBC: Gonholm spits out the dust after his crash

Mr Rossi and those who help have learned of the terrible injustice done to Pons and Fleischmann, history is witness to that.

FORBES: Cold Fusion: Theory or Fact?

If we refer to the ancient history of science and recent cold fusion claims by Pons and Fleischmann (1989), we see that we should not lack the character to tackle the certainties and defend the violent attacks from all sides.

FORBES: Cold Fusion: Theory or Fact?