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Tanak is now through and jumps the Hyundai pair into seventh, 5.9s off the pace.
Meeke didn't have much to say at the stage end. He says he is happy though and that can only be a good thing.
Sordo and Paddon come in and they're currently seventh and eighth respectively.
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Mikkelsen is happy with his opening stage of the morning it seems. "I know them a bit better so it's nice."
Mikkelsen of course missed shakedown after travelling to Germany for medical checks so this is only his second day of running.
Mikkelsen of course missed shakedown after travelling to Germany for medical checks so this is only his second day of running.
Evans is now currently slowest through the stage. He is 12.9s adrift of Neuville.
Meeke comes in 1.4s up on Ogier, which takes the overall gap down to 12.1s.
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Here's what Neuville had to say. He has obviously had his weetabix this morning. "I had a good stage. Yesterday it was a shame we couldn't continue. The visibility this morning is bad but my pace notes were good."
Ostberg comes in slowest so far, 5.6s off the pace of Neuville.
Meeke is quicker than Ogier through the opening split but slower than Latvala and Neuville.
Mikkelsen is through as well and he is 2.7s up on Ogier but 2.5s off the pace of Neuville.
Ogier completes the stage 5.2s slower than Neuville. Slow and steady wins the rally though, which Ogier knows well.
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As we await Ogier coming in it's worth mentioning that all our thoughts are with everyone affected by the events in Paris yesterday.
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Neuville completes the stage 1.2s faster than Latvala.
Neuville is up on Latvala at the moment by 0.3s.
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In case you missed it here's what happened to Latvala yesterday.
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Latvala has made it through the stage safely with a time of 7m04.6s.
Ogier is into the stage now as well, his Volkswagen team-mate Mikkelsen is also underway.
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Latvala is the first man on the road today and is into the stage now, followed soon by Neuville. Both rejoin under Rally2 after retiring yesterday.
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First up this morning is Gartheiniog, which just happens to be Elfyn Evans’ favourite stage. Here’s his stage guide for SS7.
SS7/9 Gartheiniog (7.04 miles)
This is my favourite. I don’t know why I prefer if to Dyfi – which is very similar in nature – I just do. It is the stage closest to home for me, maybe that’s got something to do with it. It’s not as wide as somewhere like Hafren, but you can get a fantastic rhythm going. It tends to be a bit muddier as well, which improves the grip especially on the second pass. The organisers have changed the route a little bit this year, I think because it’s a live television stage. The stage finishes at the top of a very fast downhill section. I used to enjoy that downhill – known as the ski slope – but the last time we did it there was a big chicane at the bottom, which spoiled it a bit for me.
SS7/9 Gartheiniog (7.04 miles)
This is my favourite. I don’t know why I prefer if to Dyfi – which is very similar in nature – I just do. It is the stage closest to home for me, maybe that’s got something to do with it. It’s not as wide as somewhere like Hafren, but you can get a fantastic rhythm going. It tends to be a bit muddier as well, which improves the grip especially on the second pass. The organisers have changed the route a little bit this year, I think because it’s a live television stage. The stage finishes at the top of a very fast downhill section. I used to enjoy that downhill – known as the ski slope – but the last time we did it there was a big chicane at the bottom, which spoiled it a bit for me.
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Today we have coverage of all the action from day two of Rally GB, where World Rally champion Sebastien Ogier is currently leading Kris Meeke by 13.5 seconds.
Good morning and welcome to AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live.
That rounds off Autosport Race Centre Live's Rally GB coverage for Friday. We'll be back from a bright and early 7.20am tomorrow for an epic nine-stage day two.
In the meantime, head this way for live coverage of practice two for Formula 1's Brazilian Grand Prix:
In the meantime, head this way for live coverage of practice two for Formula 1's Brazilian Grand Prix:
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Practice day from the 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos
That leaves Eric Camilli leading WRC2 by 9s over Teemu Suninen - a battle of the Toyota proteges, though with no suitable Toyota for this class, they're in a Ford and a Skoda right now.
And Craig Breen is through, explaining that he lost the WRC2 lead because he got a puncture after hitting a rock - "like we've hit every other bloody rock that's been out there this year". It really hasn't been a lucky season for Breen.
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SS6 results:
Stage times:
1 Ogier 17m15.8s
2 Meeke +5.4s
3 Ostberg +6.9s
4 Mikkelsen +7.0s
5 Sordo +15.8s
6 Tanak +16.9s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Ogier
2 Meeke +13.5s
3 Mikkelsen +31.4s
4 Ostberg +43.0s
5 Sordo +1m18.7s
6 Tanak +1m34.9s
7 Paddon +2m03.5s
8 Evans +2m21.6s
9 Bertelli +3m21.5s
10 Lefebvre +3m25.4s
Stage times:
1 Ogier 17m15.8s
2 Meeke +5.4s
3 Ostberg +6.9s
4 Mikkelsen +7.0s
5 Sordo +15.8s
6 Tanak +16.9s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Ogier
2 Meeke +13.5s
3 Mikkelsen +31.4s
4 Ostberg +43.0s
5 Sordo +1m18.7s
6 Tanak +1m34.9s
7 Paddon +2m03.5s
8 Evans +2m21.6s
9 Bertelli +3m21.5s
10 Lefebvre +3m25.4s
Stephane Lefebvre had a troubled stage too, he spun and that's allowed Lorenzo Bertelli to pinch ninth place overall off him.
Kubica has headed off towards service with clear signs that his RK Ford is overheating. Fingers crossed for him.
Prokop isn't quite sure what was broken on his Ford Fiesta, but confirms something certainly was.
Kubica makes it to the finish, but he's 45s off the pace and there's a lot of steam coming from his Ford.
TV crews on the stage are reporting that Kubica had a bit of an adventure on that stage too. He's got himself back up from 17th to 12th since that earlier puncture.
Prokop is in well over a minute off the pace, and with damage to his rear suspension.
It looked like Evans would be taking eighth from Prokop on this stage anyway, but that's definitely certain now as the Czech privateer's progress on the splits here is very slow.
Tanak ends the stage 16.9s down on Ogier but 0.7s quicker than Evans.
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Here's what Paddon had to say at the stage end. "We were unable to fix the problem. We've got no paddle shift, no handbrake and no display. Tomorrows another day though and we'll hit the reset button."
Paddon completes the stage, in 'emergency safe mode', and as such has lost 26.5s to Ogier.
Sordo is in and is 15.8s slower than Ogier.
Evans and team-mate Tanak are fighting for their future remember, according to team boss Malcolm Wilson.
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