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WRC - Germany: Kubica is quickest of the WRC2 runners with a time of 5m42.4s - 0.8s quicker than Evans.
Local hero Wiegan has reportedly stopped in the middle of the stage after clouting an obstacle. He was running fourth in class before the incident.
Local hero Wiegan has reportedly stopped in the middle of the stage after clouting an obstacle. He was running fourth in class before the incident.
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GP2 - Spa: Daniel de Jong tests the tyre wall is as solid as advertised at Eau Rouge. He walks away from a shunt that was caused by Jake Rosenzweig clipping his left-rear wheel at the left-hand apex. He piles into the tyrewall head-on, which does a great job of spinning him around and lessening the impact. Still, scary stuff nontheless.
WRC - Germany: Novikov has posted the third fastest time of the stage. He currently resides in fifth place overall - eight minutes adrift of Prokop - so his time of 5m34.6s on Peterberg is rather inconsequential.
GP2 - Spa: Wow, cheeky move from Felipe Nasr on Marcus Ericsson at La Source. Nasr then braved it out wheel-to-wheel into Les Combes, but kept his newly-acquired sixth place.
GP2 - Spa: Great fight between Palmer and Ericsson into Les Combes. Palmer holds his fifth place. Only Calado and Frijns appear to have started on the soft-compound tyre. Everyone else on the harder prime.
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Moto2 - Brno: And just we write that Rabat matches Espargaro's time, down to the last thousandth.
Moto2 - Brno: We're approaching the final 10 minutes of qualifying, and Espargaro is the man to beat on a 2m02.599s. Rabat is second, Nakagami third. It's incredibly close though - less than 0.1s covers Espargaro through to Torres in fifth.
One man not in the mix is points leader Scott Redding, who is down in 16th.
One man not in the mix is points leader Scott Redding, who is down in 16th.
Lights out
GP2 - Spa: James Calado led into the first corner, but Sam Bird repassed him for the lead at the exit of La Source. Fabio Leimer is third, ahead of Alex Rossi and a fast-starting Jolyon Palmer.
WRC - Germany: Prokop is next up. The Czech crosses the finish line after 5m45.6s of rallying action.
WRC - Germany: Hirvonen is 14.3s off the ultimate pace with a time of 5m44.1s.
GP2 - Spa: Marcus Ericsson has just predicted: "Chaos at the first corner" because it's so wet there. He should know.
Green flag
GP2 - Spa: A damp track awaits a slick-shod field. They are now on their warm-up lap.
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WRC - Germany: Sordo is next up and clocks in a time of 5m29.8s - 1.9s quicker than Neuville. The Spaniard now leads Rally Germany!
WRC - Germany: The 9.23km Peterberg is now underway.
Neuville is first to finish the stage. He doesn't sound like the happiest man in the world.
"We're lucky we are able to continue," he says, referring to his exhaust problem that he incurred from the previous test.
Neuville is first to finish the stage. He doesn't sound like the happiest man in the world.
"We're lucky we are able to continue," he says, referring to his exhaust problem that he incurred from the previous test.
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WRC - Germany: Phew. What an incredible stage the second passing of Stein & Wein turned out to be. But just in case you're wondering what happened:
Jari-Matti Latvala incident gives Thierry Neuville lead
Jari-Matti Latvala incident gives Thierry Neuville lead
Moto2 - Brno: Huge moment in the stadium section for Espargaro, but he escapes and rapidly regains his composure after a quick remonstration with himself.
Nakagami is still on top, from Espargaro, Zarco, Aegerter and Luthi.
Nakagami is still on top, from Espargaro, Zarco, Aegerter and Luthi.
Moto2 - Brno: Nakagami, who went fastest in FP3 this morning, currently leads the way ahead of Zarco, Simon, Cortese and Pasini. We still have 34 minutes on the clock however - plenty of time for everything to change.
Moto2 - Brno: After a sensational finish to MotoGP qualifying, and a breathless shootout in Formula 1, Moto2 has a lot to live up to...
WRC - Germany - SS12 results:
Stage: 1 Ogier 15m51.8s; 2 Sordo +9.2s; 3 Neuville +17.1s; 4 Hirvonen +29.6s; 5 Evan + 42.6s; 6 Kubica +44.2s.
Overall: 1 Neuville; 2 Sordo +1.1; 3 Hirvonen +1m14.4s; 4 Prokop 5m51.6s; 5 Evans +7m21.4s; 6 Kubica +7m21.6s.
Stage: 1 Ogier 15m51.8s; 2 Sordo +9.2s; 3 Neuville +17.1s; 4 Hirvonen +29.6s; 5 Evan + 42.6s; 6 Kubica +44.2s.
Overall: 1 Neuville; 2 Sordo +1.1; 3 Hirvonen +1m14.4s; 4 Prokop 5m51.6s; 5 Evans +7m21.4s; 6 Kubica +7m21.6s.
WRC - Germany: Confirmation from Volkswagen that Latvala is retiring. Massive disappointment for the Finn who was very much in control of the event.
He will be returning tomorrow under Rally2 rules.
He will be returning tomorrow under Rally2 rules.
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WRC - Germany: "Slippery and funny!" says Sordo on completion of the stage. Odd sense of humour, but the Spaniard is more or less driving for his future at Citroen this weekend, so he's right to be happy at others' misfortune!
MotoGP - Brno - Qualifying:
Lorenzo's lap goes away from him, and he winds up missing the front row entirely.
1 Crutchlow; 2 Bautista; 3 Marquez; 4 Pedrosa; 5 Lorenzo; 6 Smith; 7 Rossi; 8 Bradl; 9 Dovizioso; 10 Hayden; 11 Iannone; 12 Edwards.
Lorenzo's lap goes away from him, and he winds up missing the front row entirely.
1 Crutchlow; 2 Bautista; 3 Marquez; 4 Pedrosa; 5 Lorenzo; 6 Smith; 7 Rossi; 8 Bradl; 9 Dovizioso; 10 Hayden; 11 Iannone; 12 Edwards.
Checkered flag
MotoGP - Brno: Marquez is on a very good first sector, but he's sat up and won't do it. Crutchlow has sat up too. Lorenzo though is on a flyer, and is quickest of anyone through the first sector.
MotoGP - Brno: One minute to run, and Lorenzo has just been pushed down to sixth by Smith. He's on a good lap, but nothing sparkling.
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MotoGP - Brno: And he converts a quartet of excellent sectors into a new record of 1m55.527s to take provisional pole.
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WRC - Germany: Sordo quickest through the stage with a time of 16m01.0s, some 7.9s quicker than Neuville who appears to have also hit a log.
Hirvonen finished the test 12.5s slower than his Citroen team-mate.
Hirvonen finished the test 12.5s slower than his Citroen team-mate.
MotoGP - Brno: Crutchlow is on a phenomenal lap here...
MotoGP - Brno: Five minutes to go in what has been a frantic qualifying. Riders have all come into the pits for a change onto fresh rubber ahead of the final, all-important runs. Lorenzo the last to leave, and it doesn't look entirely planned as his Yamaha crew buzz around his bike.
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WRC - Germany: Sounds like Neuville's encountered a problem in the stage as well.
"We were so slow. It was so slippery. But we saw Latvala - I was surprised. I think my exhaust is broken, or something."
"We were so slow. It was so slippery. But we saw Latvala - I was surprised. I think my exhaust is broken, or something."
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MotoGP - Brno: We have a new pole record now, buts it hasn't come from the usual suspects - Alvaro Bautista has just put his Gresini Honda on provisional pole with a 1m55.754s.
Crash
WRC - Germany: And Neuville has passed Latvala on the stage. Crumbs, it's all going on in SS12!
WRC - Germany: Sounds like Latvala has incurred damage in the early part of the stage, hence the loss of time. Gone is his lead of the event.
Drama too for Ostberg who was running in a comfortable sixth position.
Neither has finished the stage yet.
Drama too for Ostberg who was running in a comfortable sixth position.
Neither has finished the stage yet.
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MotoGP - Brno: Battle starts, in some style. Lorenzo goes top, only to be deposed by Marquez, who in turn is pushed off top spot by Crutchlow. We're already down to a 1m56.081s.
WRC - Germany: Massive time loss for Latvala as Neuville has gained 24.4s by the third split of the stage.
Green flag
MotoGP - Brno: Q2, and the fight for pole at the 2013 Czech Grand Prix, is underway.
As a reminder, our 12 contenders are: Dovizioso, Edwards, Bradl, Bautista, Pedrosa, Iannone, Crutchlow, Smith, Rossi, Hayden, Marquez and Lorenzo.
As a reminder, our 12 contenders are: Dovizioso, Edwards, Bradl, Bautista, Pedrosa, Iannone, Crutchlow, Smith, Rossi, Hayden, Marquez and Lorenzo.
WRC - Germany: Door update: it is his co-driver's door that's flapping open at the moment.
Lights out
WRC - Germany: SS12 has begun and Latvala is the first to tackle the 26.54km Stein & Wein stage. Word has it that the closing mechanism on his door isn't working as intended, which may explain why Neuville is 2.7s quicker in the first split.
MotoGP - Brno - First Qualifying:
11 Iannone; 12 Edwards; 13 Espargaro; 14 Pirro; 15 De Puniet; 16 Hernandez; 17 Petrucci; 18 Corti; 19 Barbera; 20 Pesek; 21 Laverty; 22 Aoyama; 23 Abraham; 24 Staring; 25 Bauer.
(Positions are final grid spots for the race. Iannone and Edwards progress into the Q2 shoot-out).
11 Iannone; 12 Edwards; 13 Espargaro; 14 Pirro; 15 De Puniet; 16 Hernandez; 17 Petrucci; 18 Corti; 19 Barbera; 20 Pesek; 21 Laverty; 22 Aoyama; 23 Abraham; 24 Staring; 25 Bauer.
(Positions are final grid spots for the race. Iannone and Edwards progress into the Q2 shoot-out).
Checkered flag
MotoGP - Brno: Iannone rescues it. After the flag has fallen, and after the drama of a first lap crash, he goes top and books a spot in Q2.
Edwards will join him, meaning Espargaro misses out by just over two tenths of a second.
Edwards will join him, meaning Espargaro misses out by just over two tenths of a second.
MotoGP - Brno: As tense as you like as we move into the final minute. Iannone will have one more lap to try and break into a top two currently occupied by Edwards and Espargaro, who has just moved into second on his spare bike.
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