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And here are some times before we head to Gartheiniog...

SS10 Dyfi leading times:
1 Ogier 12m01.2s
2 Tanak +2.4s
3 Paddon +8.6s
4 Mikkelsen +11.1s
5 Neuville +11.8s
6 Latvala +13.4s

Overall classification:
1 Ogier 2h02m21s
2 Tanak +38.2s
3 Neuville +1m21.3s
4 Paddon +1m24.2s
5 Meeke +1m41.9s
6 Sordo +2m42.1s
7 Ostberg +3m14.9s
8 Latvala +3m59.3s
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OK - once again, we're close to crossing over to another stage. Here's a recap of SS10:

SS10 Dyfi summary:
- Rally leader Ogier records sixth stage win of GB
- Tanak second-fastest on stage and overall
- Paddon third on run and closes in on team-mate Neuville overall
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"Quite foggy, quite tricky," says Meeke of stage conditions. "I didn't have a great stage - but you don't want to risk anything on one like this."

He's slipped quite quickly away from the fight for third.
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Meeke comes in and is 20.1s slower than Ogier through there.
Meeke is struggling behind, though. He's 17.8s down through the final split.
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He does indeed - Tanak goes second-fastest on the stage, 2.4s slower than Ogier.
Ostberg is now in and 19.4s slower than Ogier. Tanak will be through next, and looks as though he'll slot into second.
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"I thought we had a good run, but maybe I was too careful," says Latvala. "The grip was fine but perhaps I hesitated a bit too much in places."
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Latvala's in and 13.4s slower than Ogier - that's the fifth-fastest time on the stage so far.
Sordo is 24.6s slower than Ogier through that stage. No one further down the order going faster than Ogier at the moment.
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"It's frustrating because you have to accept conditions but they just doesn't suit my driving style; I'm losing a lot of time," says Paddon, who offers a bit more about why he's finding it harder than he'd like.

"I like to use a lot of the road but in these conditions you have to try and stay in the line because outside of that there's a lot of mud. You have to drive it straighter - not my usual way."
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Good time from Paddon, who claws back 3s in his battle with Neuville for third. He's second on the board at the moment, 8.6s slower than Ogier.
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"The car is working fine but I was disturbed and with the fog and everything it just was not a good stage," says Neuville.
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Neuville is in and goes 0.7s slower than Mikkelsen, 11.8s down on Ogier's time.
Missing some splits from Neuville, who should be next through, while behind Paddon everyone down to and including Meeke is now on the stage.
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Mikkelsen is in as well as 11.1s slower than his team-mate.
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"This one is maybe a little more slippery, I think the grip was a little better in the first stage," says Ogier of conditions on Dyfi.
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Ogier pops a first stage time on the board. He's through in 12m01.2s.
Mikkelsen, like Ogier, is now approaching the finish. He's 7.8s slower than his team-mate through the final split.
Paddon is quicker than team-mate Neuville by 3.3s through the first split.
Neuville is 3.6s down trough the first split on Ogier's benchmark, while Ogier is now approaching the stage end. He's through the third and final split in 8m54.5s
Mikkelsen has come through the first split too, and is 2.4s slower than his team-mate - who is now through split two in 6m04.7s.
First split time in from Ogier, who triggers the clock at 3m53.9s.
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And here are some numbers to make sense of the order:

SS9 Panperthog leading times:
1 Tanak 5m47.1s
2 Ogier +1.5s
3 Neuville +2s
4 Latvala +3.8s
5 Paddon +4.3s
6 Mikkelsen +5.1s

Overall classification:
1 Ogier 1h50m19.8s
2 Tanak +35.8s
3 Neuville +1m09.5s
4 Paddon +1m15.6s
5 Meeke +1m21.8s
6 Sordo +2m17.5s
7 Ostberg +2m55.5s
8 Latvala +3m45.9s
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Our second stage of the morning gets underway in just over five minutes, so let's take a quick recap on what we've seen so far this morning:

SS9 Panterthog summary:
- Second-place Tanak fastest by 1.5s
- Ogier retains half-minute lead with second on stage
- Neuville edges away from Paddon and Meeke in third
- Latvala back up and running
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"The road is just so slippery. There's fog in places - I can't do more in the conditions," says Meeke, who comes through third-slowest of the nine runner so far, 7s off the pace.
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Tanak is faster than Ogier by 1.5s at the stage end.
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Ostberg has come through and is 8.2s slower than Ogier, but also has a 10-second penalty for leaving service late.

"I had some problems with the car - the guys had to change a whole corner of the car in 15 minutes so they did a great job," says the Norwegian.
Tanak is up on Ogier's time through the first split.
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"There's a good feeling on the stage and there is a good rhythm," says Latvala. "The car is running OK, it's just about getting the rhythm."
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Latvala is in and 2.3s slower than Ogier as he begins his recovery drive.
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Sordo complains of "a lot of understeer and then oversteer" - and feels the balance of his i20 has been hurt quite badly by having to carry an extra spare wheel.
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Sordo's slowest by some way at the moment, 10.3s slower than Ogier.
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"Not really," says Paddon when asked if he enjoyed the stage. "I'm just struggling with the car. Let's see if we can get it working in the next one."
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Paddon loses more ground to his team-mate in the fight for third. He's 2.8s down on Ogier and 2.3s slower than Neuville.
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"I made a very good stage," says Neuville. "The time is not so bad, it was quite difficult but we managed to do well."
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Neuville is now in and half a second down on Ogier.
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Mikkelsen is in now as well and 3.6s slower than his team-mate.

By: Matt Beer

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