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Ostberg is having trouble with his door, which won't close.
Meeke gained 24.7s on Ogier as a result of him having to stop.
Ostberg is the next man through. He comes in even slower than Ogier by 1m12.9s.
Mikkelsen wasn't slowed as much as Ogier, who was asked to stop by Gilsoul, but he did have a moment but didn't lose too much time.
Mikkelsen comes in 27.7s up on Ogier.
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Here's Ogier. "We had to stop for some time. The marshals managed to push the car so we could get past though, now we need to get the time back."
Ogier is in with a time of 11m34.3s. It looks as though he has lost about 30 seconds.
Ogier has indeed lost a fair bit of time. Could this play into Meeke's hands?
We will bring you updates on Neuville when we hear more. I'm sure Ogier will tell us a thing or two at the stage end.
Ogier lost a small chunk of time avoiding Neuville, who has now been put back on his wheels so he may get going again.
That's a real shame for Neuville. He was way down the overall order after rejoining under Rally2 this morning but he, more than anyone else, needed a confidence boosting day to prove to his worth to Hyundai.
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Neuville has rolled his Hyundai. The crew are OK.
Ogier down 1s on Neuville through the opening split.
Ogier and Mikkelsen are into the stage now.
Green flag
Neuville gets SS11 and the afternoon loop underway.
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So, in preparation for SS11 here is another stage guide courtesy of Elfyn Evans.
SS11/14 Dyfnant (11.81 miles)
Dyfnant is unquestionably one of the most difficult stages on the entire rally. What’s more, the second time it’s run in total darkness, which will only make it even trickier. If the mist comes down, you can hardly see a hand in front of your face! This will be a big challenge for all the drivers. We’re going the opposite direction to last year, but that won’t alter the challenge.
SS11/14 Dyfnant (11.81 miles)
Dyfnant is unquestionably one of the most difficult stages on the entire rally. What’s more, the second time it’s run in total darkness, which will only make it even trickier. If the mist comes down, you can hardly see a hand in front of your face! This will be a big challenge for all the drivers. We’re going the opposite direction to last year, but that won’t alter the challenge.
News
We have less than 10 minutes now before SS11 gets underway, which is more than enough time to feast your eyes on our report from the morning loop.
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"Hopefully you all know David Higgins has been campaigning a retro McRae liveried Subaru this weekend. If you didn't, can we join you under that rock for a while after this weekend is finished...?
"Anyway less with the frivolity and more with the updates. Higgins has sat around about 26th for the whole event, but after Dyfi he's up to 22nd overall. A top 20 is unlikely though; he's over three minutes off current holder Jaroslaw Koltun."
"Anyway less with the frivolity and more with the updates. Higgins has sat around about 26th for the whole event, but after Dyfi he's up to 22nd overall. A top 20 is unlikely though; he's over three minutes off current holder Jaroslaw Koltun."
McKlein
Remember when we mentioned David Higgins running Colin McRae's livery from the 1995 RAC Rally? Well, Jack Benyon has been on Higgins watch and he has a little update...
David Evans
Visitors to the Shell station on the A470 just outside Llandudno received some unexpected help from Hyundai Motorsport’s four crews on Monday. The World Rally Championship stars were on hand to fill tanks, check tyres, clean screens and offer free health checks to both cars and customers alike. Video here: www.youtube.com
Dani Sordo has had a real up and down sort of day so far. The Spaniard was running in fourth but fell down to sixth after suffering a gearbox problem on Dyfi. Perhaps he should take his Hyundai i20 to a petrol station just outside Llandudno...
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Here's another update from Jack Benyon, this time for spectators hoping to head over to Dyfnant.
SS11 UPDATE:
Dyfnant is full! Any spectators heading there should instead move on to Aberhirnant (SS12).
Head for car parks K and L, here's the co-ordinates if you're on route: N52 53.921 - W3 34.305
SS11 UPDATE:
Dyfnant is full! Any spectators heading there should instead move on to Aberhirnant (SS12).
Head for car parks K and L, here's the co-ordinates if you're on route: N52 53.921 - W3 34.305
She will no doubt be cheering Kris on as he tries his best to hunt down Ogier in the Welsh mud. Memories of Rally Catalunya will be fresh in Ogier's and Meeke's mind alike I'm sure. It's not over till it's over.
You will probably all remember seeing videos all over twitter on Thursday of Susie Wolff stepping in as co-driver for Kris Meeke's final shakedown run. She was obviously very impressed by what she saw from the Citroen man as I think this picture demonstrates...
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Jack is also keeping up to date with WRC3 and JWRC. Here's what is unfolding at the moment.
"Ole Christian Veiby is setting a stunnig pace in WRC3 and JWRC. He leads both after Dyfi by over two and a half minutes. Quentin Gilbert (JWRC champion) and Simone Tempestini probably would have challenged but both suffered issues yesterday. Instead, Veiby's closest competition is Chris Ingram, making his debut in the category having spent this year in a Peugeot 208 R2 in the ERC Junior championship."
"Ole Christian Veiby is setting a stunnig pace in WRC3 and JWRC. He leads both after Dyfi by over two and a half minutes. Quentin Gilbert (JWRC champion) and Simone Tempestini probably would have challenged but both suffered issues yesterday. Instead, Veiby's closest competition is Chris Ingram, making his debut in the category having spent this year in a Peugeot 208 R2 in the ERC Junior championship."
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Here is Motorsport News National Rallying Editor, Jack Benyon, with the updates.
"Reports are in that Protasov has crashed out of SS10, from third overall in WRC2. That puts Craig Breen back on the final podium step, but he's well over two minutes behind leader Eric Camili after yesterdays puncture."
"Reports are in that Protasov has crashed out of SS10, from third overall in WRC2. That puts Craig Breen back on the final podium step, but he's well over two minutes behind leader Eric Camili after yesterdays puncture."
We will have a full report from the morning loop with you very soon, in the meantime we have some WRC2 updates.
Checkered flag
Overall standings after SS10:
1 Ogier 2h1m02.7s
2 Meeke +19.3s
3 Mikkelsen +46.7s
4 Ostberg +1m57.8s
5 Tanak +2m08.9s
6 Sordo +2m10.6s
7 Paddon +2m34.9s
8 Evans +2m52.9s
9 Lefebvre +4m32.9s
10 Kubica +4m55.6s
1 Ogier 2h1m02.7s
2 Meeke +19.3s
3 Mikkelsen +46.7s
4 Ostberg +1m57.8s
5 Tanak +2m08.9s
6 Sordo +2m10.6s
7 Paddon +2m34.9s
8 Evans +2m52.9s
9 Lefebvre +4m32.9s
10 Kubica +4m55.6s
Checkered flag
SS10 results:
1 Ogier 15m23.2s
2 Meeke +5.6s
3 Mikkelsen +8.3s
4 Neuville +8.5s
5 Kubica +9.2s
6 Evans +9.9s
7 Ostberg +11s
8 Paddon +13.8s
1 Ogier 15m23.2s
2 Meeke +5.6s
3 Mikkelsen +8.3s
4 Neuville +8.5s
5 Kubica +9.2s
6 Evans +9.9s
7 Ostberg +11s
8 Paddon +13.8s
In comes Lefebvre and he goes 10th fastest, 8.5s faster than Prokop.
Kubica is right in the mix, he goes fifth fastest 0.7s adrift of Neuville and 9.2s slower than Ogier.
Prokop comes in ahead of Sordo in ninth place at the moment.
Sordo is now down to sixth overall. Ostberg is in fourth, Tanak is in fifth 11.1s back.
Tanak comes in 4.9s behind Paddon but jumps Ostberg in the overall standings, despite having a spin.
Paddon comes in seventh fastest.
Sordo has a gearbox problem, which caused him to stall at the hairpin. He also made contact with the barrier. Not a great stage for Dani.
Sordo comes in 34s off the pace of Ogier. Has he had a problem?
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