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WRC - Germany: Neuville was 1.8s faster than Latvala, so the gap between them is 5.8s.
So what looked 20 minutes ago like a weekend of watching Ogier disappear is now far, far more entertaining.
So what looked 20 minutes ago like a weekend of watching Ogier disappear is now far, far more entertaining.
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WRC - Germany: Neuville comes through fastest, this is surely his best chance yet to win.
"I want to fight with Jari-Matti," says the Belgian, who is already having a sensational year, "I must go for it."
"I want to fight with Jari-Matti," says the Belgian, who is already having a sensational year, "I must go for it."
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WRC - Germany: Ogier admits it was his own mistake.
"I just missed a braking point and went straight into the vineyard a bit."
"I just missed a braking point and went straight into the vineyard a bit."
WRC - Germany: Ogier completes the stage 2m32s slower than Latvala and immediately jumps out to assess the damage to his Polo.
WRC - Germany: Latvala reports on Ogier's issues:
"Ogier has hit something on the stage. He has broken the suspension on the front."
"Ogier has hit something on the stage. He has broken the suspension on the front."
WRC - Germany: Ogier has now lost about two minutes.
We're in for an amazing weekend if he can continue and has to make up that time...
Latvala has now passed Ogier on the stage.
We're in for an amazing weekend if he can continue and has to make up that time...
Latvala has now passed Ogier on the stage.
WRC - Germany: It seems Ogier could have picked up damage on the left front of his VW.
That will put his team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala into the lead, with Thierry Neuville on his tail.
That will put his team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala into the lead, with Thierry Neuville on his tail.
WRC - Germany: Split times show a loss of one minute for rally leader Ogier early on this stage!
WRC - Germany: Bit of a tyre choice puzzle as we get going with the Mittelmosel stage.
The leading Volkswagens have gone with softs, as has Dani Sordo, but Thierry Neuville and Mikko Hirvonen are counting on hards. Unless the rain comes back in earnest (stage looks damp but drying now), that could be a problem for Ogier, Latvala and Sordo.
The leading Volkswagens have gone with softs, as has Dani Sordo, but Thierry Neuville and Mikko Hirvonen are counting on hards. Unless the rain comes back in earnest (stage looks damp but drying now), that could be a problem for Ogier, Latvala and Sordo.
Checkered flag
MotoGP - Brno - practice one results:
1 Lorenzo; 2 Pedrosa; 3 Crutchlow; 4 Marquez; 5 Rossi; 6 Bautista; 7 Bradl; 8 Dovizioso; 9 Smith; 10 Hayden.
1 Lorenzo; 2 Pedrosa; 3 Crutchlow; 4 Marquez; 5 Rossi; 6 Bautista; 7 Bradl; 8 Dovizioso; 9 Smith; 10 Hayden.
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MotoGP - Brno: A slight improvement from Lorenzo, as he takes the chequered flag with a 1m56.698s.
Crash
MotoGP - Brno: Bryan Staring has crashed Gresini's CRT bike.
MotoGP - Brno: Marquez stays fourth and Lorenzo is now on a blistering lap...
MotoGP - Brno: It's been a quiet start from Marquez, but he's just moved up from fifth to fourth and is on another hot lap.
MotoGP - Brno: The Czech fans have two home riders to cheer for this weekend, but thing aren't going too well for either Karel Abraham or Lukas Pesek.
Abraham had to withdraw from last weekend's Indianapolis race when a practice crash left him with a collarbone injury, and he's still in a lot of pain.
Pesek briefly feared he wouldn't have the budget to race this weekend, although the Ioda team found a solution to keep him in the field.
They're 23rd and 25th in the 25-bike field at the moment.
Abraham had to withdraw from last weekend's Indianapolis race when a practice crash left him with a collarbone injury, and he's still in a lot of pain.
Pesek briefly feared he wouldn't have the budget to race this weekend, although the Ioda team found a solution to keep him in the field.
They're 23rd and 25th in the 25-bike field at the moment.
MotoGP - Brno: Espargaro is now out and goes second in CRT with little fuss.
Marc Marquez
Championship standings after 10 of 18 rounds:
1 Marc Marquez 188
2 Dani Pedrosa 167
3 Jorge Lorenzo 153
4 Valentino Rossi 130
5 Cal Crutchlow 127
6 Stefan Bradl 93
(25 points for a win)
Full season statistics on FORIX
MotoGP - Brno: Problems for Aleix Espargaro? The man who invariably rules CRT is yet to leave the Aspar pit.
Colin Edwards, fresh from his star showing at Indianapolis, is currently the CRT pacesetter.
Colin Edwards, fresh from his star showing at Indianapolis, is currently the CRT pacesetter.
MotoGP - Brno: Pedrosa sticks his Honda between the two Yamahas, 0.2s down on Lorenzo as he pushes Rossi back to third.
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MotoGP - Brno: Lorenzo steps the pace up. A 1m56.762s pulls him 0.6s clear of Rossi, and although the Italian immediately improves too, they are still half a second apart.
MotoGP - Brno: We've got a historic new addition to the field this weekend, as Martin Bauer becomes the first Austrian to race in motorcycle racing's premier class.
He's a late arrival at 37 years of age, but he's won three German Superbike titles and his wildcard CRT entry is a very respectable 19th right now.
He's a late arrival at 37 years of age, but he's won three German Superbike titles and his wildcard CRT entry is a very respectable 19th right now.
Germany
WRC - Germany: SS3 gets underway in just under half an hour.
Here's how Sebastien Ogier took early command on Thursday evening's pair of stages, and here's the rainy view from AUTOSPORT's hotel room this morning...
MotoGP - Brno: Rossi moves up to second, just 0.091s behind Lorenzo.
MotoGP - Brno: Lorenzo is now down to a 1m57.334s, with Marc Marquez 0.238s behind and Cal Crutchlow, Valentino Rossi and Dani Pedrosa next up.
Stopwatch
MotoGP - Brno: As initial lap times pop in, it's Jorge Lorenzo fastest on a 1m59.078s.
Green flag
MotoGP - Brno: The riders head out into the early morning sunshine to begin practice one.
Good morning from AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live for Friday August 23.
We start off the morning in the Czech Republic as race two of MotoGP's trio of back-to-back grands prix begin with practice one at Brno.
We start off the morning in the Czech Republic as race two of MotoGP's trio of back-to-back grands prix begin with practice one at Brno.
Just those two Rally Germany stages as an appetiser for the weekend tonight.
AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live returns at 7.40am GMT/8.40am BST on Friday morning for a very action-packed day indeed.
We'll have practice for MotoGP's Czech Grand Prix at Brno, six more Rally Germany stages, and the opening GP2 and GP3 sessions from Spa, while our sister GP Live service will be in action for every minute and very lap from Belgian Grand Prix practice.
See you then.
AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live returns at 7.40am GMT/8.40am BST on Friday morning for a very action-packed day indeed.
We'll have practice for MotoGP's Czech Grand Prix at Brno, six more Rally Germany stages, and the opening GP2 and GP3 sessions from Spa, while our sister GP Live service will be in action for every minute and very lap from Belgian Grand Prix practice.
See you then.
Breaking news
Sebastien Ogier
WRC - Germany: Here's your round-up of events in Germany so far.
Rally Germany SS1-2 report
WRC - Germany: Elfyn Evans is second in WRC2 so increases his advantage over Sepp Wiegand, but Robert Kubica is our overnight class leader.
Overall WRC2 standings: 1 Kubica; 2 Evans +14.9s; 3 Wiegand +23.2s.
Overall WRC2 standings: 1 Kubica; 2 Evans +14.9s; 3 Wiegand +23.2s.
WRC - Germany: One man we won't see among the remaining WRC2 cars is Karl Kruuda, who didn't even start.
His team, run by fellow Estonian Markko Martin, confirms that his Fiesta R5 had a "freak accident driving off the start ramp" that caused damage to the car. He'll re-start tomorrow.
Some people who were there said that he basically drove off it…
His team, run by fellow Estonian Markko Martin, confirms that his Fiesta R5 had a "freak accident driving off the start ramp" that caused damage to the car. He'll re-start tomorrow.
Some people who were there said that he basically drove off it…
WRC - Germany: That one-two will be particularly satisfying for VW because this rally is a big test.
It's the new VW WRC team's first ever all-asphalt rally. Easy to forget that after its season of domination so far.
Big relief on everyone's faces at VW tonight - asphalt is the toughest test as it's more exacting and less forgiving than gravel.
It's the new VW WRC team's first ever all-asphalt rally. Easy to forget that after its season of domination so far.
Big relief on everyone's faces at VW tonight - asphalt is the toughest test as it's more exacting and less forgiving than gravel.
Checkered flag
WRC - Germany: Here are the results for the top class on SS2.
Stage: 1 Ogier 7m23.4s; 2 Latvala +1.1s; 3 Neuville +3.5s; 4 Sordo +5.1s; 5 Hirvonen +6.0s; 6 Ostberg +8.9s.
Overall: 1 Ogier; 2 Latvala +5.7s; 3 Neuville +12.7s; 4 Sordo +20.5s; 5 Hirvonen +25.7s; 6 Ostberg +30.6s.
Stage: 1 Ogier 7m23.4s; 2 Latvala +1.1s; 3 Neuville +3.5s; 4 Sordo +5.1s; 5 Hirvonen +6.0s; 6 Ostberg +8.9s.
Overall: 1 Ogier; 2 Latvala +5.7s; 3 Neuville +12.7s; 4 Sordo +20.5s; 5 Hirvonen +25.7s; 6 Ostberg +30.6s.
WRC - Germany: Kubica pulls a few more seconds away from Wiegand. Let's see where Evans fits in.
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WRC - Germany: Robert Kubica completes stage two, happy but slightly bemused.
"It was OK, a very fast stage. It feels like we are struggling, maybe because the roads are wider so we feel very slow. I have to get used to it!"
"It was OK, a very fast stage. It feels like we are struggling, maybe because the roads are wider so we feel very slow. I have to get used to it!"
WRC - Germany: We've lost PG Andersson. He admitted at the end of SS1 that he'd damaged his Ford with a trip off the road, and he's now parked up due to rising water temperatures.
Bristol NASCAR Trucks
NASCAR - Bristol: While the WRC midfielders come through and we await the arrival of Kubica and his WRC2 rivals, there's a moment to bring you up to speed with the NASCAR action from the week so far.
The Bristol weekend actually kicked off last night, with the Truck Series having Wednesday all to itself before the event resumes on Friday.
If Nationwide and Cup can produce the same thrills as the Trucks, we're in for an epic weekend.
Kyle Busch won last night, as rival Timothy Peters crashed while crossing the finish line in a final passing bid.
There were fiery post-race exchanges between Peters and Ryan Blaney, and Joey Coulter and Matt Crafton to round the night off too.
WRC - Germany: Understeer is the theme that most drivers report today. Not something to worry about too much though as the nature of tomorrow's vineyard stages is very different.
Germany is unique because all three legs have little in common with each other.
Germany is unique because all three legs have little in common with each other.
WRC - Germany: These two stages tonight are reckoned to be among the trickiest of the whole rally because they're brand new - the rally has never run this far north before.
So nobody has ever seen them before, which makes them a real test of commitment on a level playing field for everyone.
So nobody has ever seen them before, which makes them a real test of commitment on a level playing field for everyone.
WRC - Germany: This is a parade of slightly morose people at the moment. Sordo and Ostberg are the next to come through a bit slower than they want and feeling pretty peeved about it.
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