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Sordo's not had the most splendid rally, and is 0.7s slower than Bertelli through the first split.
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Ostberg is third on the stage - 3.4s slower than Latvala, which confirms he'll finish behind the Finn overall."
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"It's been OK," says Latvala of his final day. "I can't say that I have done a good performance, I'm not happy with it. But the main thing is we are at the finish and scoring manufacturer points."
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And through the finish Latvala is second, 3.4s off the pace set by Mikkelsen.
Latvala's 3.1 off his team-mate through the split.
Lefebvre has come through the finish, while Latvala and Ostberg and now also both on the stage.
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Front row qualifier Jack Aitken has been studying his RP Motorsport team's data to avoid making a repeat of his poor start from pole in race one.
"My intitial getaway was good," explained Aitken. "I did have some wheelspin, though, and tried to short-shift to alleviate it. Unfortunately the car then went into anti-stall, which is quite sensitive on these cars, and I didn't know how to get out of it. It was quite hairy with a pack of cars coming past, but hopefully we shouldn't have that problem again."
"My intitial getaway was good," explained Aitken. "I did have some wheelspin, though, and tried to short-shift to alleviate it. Unfortunately the car then went into anti-stall, which is quite sensitive on these cars, and I didn't know how to get out of it. It was quite hairy with a pack of cars coming past, but hopefully we shouldn't have that problem again."
Camilli reckons he might have had a puncture out there. Either way, he's on course for a point still.
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Camilli, by contrast, goes 9s slower than Bertelli - so is 18.1s off the pace at the stage end.
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The grid is beginning to form in Jerez for the second Formula V8 3.5 race of the weekend. Championship leader Tom Dillmann attributed his disappointing 13th position in qualifying to a wrong set-up direction.
"We tried to gamble and it didn't work," said Dillmann. "I think [for the championship decider next week at] Barcelona we will have a new chassis, as something is not quite right."
"We tried to gamble and it didn't work," said Dillmann. "I think [for the championship decider next week at] Barcelona we will have a new chassis, as something is not quite right."
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"Some small mistakes and one quite big one in junction," says Mikkelsen. "I lost a little bit but OK."
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Mikkelsen is in in 5m20.4s - that's 9.1s faster than Bertelli. A much cleaner run than he produced earlier, but will it be good enough for any points?
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First time in is 5m29.5s for Bertelli, who is the first man to complete the rally.
Hot tip for a powerstage win, Mikkelsen is now on the stage.
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The Brenig powerstage is underway! Bertelli is off on the road, so before we get more cars starting the stage, here's one final preview for you from DAVID EVANS:
SS22 Brenig (4.92 miles)
Changed around from last year to start where it finished alongside the lake. The cars then come down and loop around the Tarmac section and up to the finish alongside the dam, where all the fans will be – providing a great atmosphere on the final stage.
SS22 Brenig (4.92 miles)
Changed around from last year to start where it finished alongside the lake. The cars then come down and loop around the Tarmac section and up to the finish alongside the dam, where all the fans will be – providing a great atmosphere on the final stage.
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"It should be OK, but rallying is rallying," says Ogier. "You need to finish without trouble or mistakes. We backed up a little bit more on this loop."
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Ogier is in and 6.6s slower than Tanak! It's not really enough to warrant too much excitement (even the exclamation mark is questionable), but it does reduce the gap between the two to 16.4s.
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"It was a good stage," is about all Tanak can offer before he heads off to the next stage.
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So Tanak goes fastest of all, 3.8s faster than Mikkelsen's previous benchmark.
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Neuville goes second on the stage, 0.2s slower than Mikkelsen.
Ogier now on the stage as well. Let's see how he and Tanak compare on this one - with 23s between them overall, it would take a big mistake from Ogier to mess things up now.
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Paddon's in and 2.6s slower than Mikkelsen, while Neuville, Tanak are now on the stage.
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Meeke's not quite as fast as Mikkelsen, but he still slots into second on the stage times - 0.8s down on the Volkswagen man.
Sordo is now in, while the man behind him on the road - Kris Meeke - is fastest of all through the first split.
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Ostberg matches Latvala's time through the stage, so they remain 6.6s apart with one stage to go. No real signs of a response from Ostberg.
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"Now I'm struggling with the grip a lot - I can't get it from the ground. I was very disappointed with the stage," says Latvala. "It's very greasy on the top, and it's difficult to adjust to the grip. I did some changes yesterday to the car and it's not turning as well as it was."
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Latvala's through the finish and only third-fastest there, 4.3s slower than team-mate Mikkelsen and 0.7s faster than Bertelli. He won't mind too much, though, having pretty well salvaged seventh from Ostberg this morning.
Lefebvre is now through and second-fastest behind Mikkelsen, while Latvala and Ostberg are now on the stage.
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Camilli's also been in, and is third so far on the stage.
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Mikkelsen is in and goes 5s faster than Bertelli.
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OK, the second run of Alwen is now well underway. Gorban has come through the finish - his time is 6m01.4s - but he's quickly beaten by Bertelli. Mikkelsen also up and running and fastest of all through the first split.
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We take back any sledging of Mr Evans - this is a cool find.
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It's always good to see the Autosport team taking things seriously...
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SS20 Clocaenog leading times:
1 Tanak 4m18.4s
2 Meeke +2.1s
3 Neuville +2.7s
4 Ogier +2.9s
5 Latvala +3.5s
6 Paddon +3.86s
Overall classification:
1 Ogier 3h03m18.7s
2 Tanak +23.0s
3 Neuville +1m39.7s
4 Paddon +1m53.1s
5 Meeke +2m36.5s
6 Sordo + 3m54.0s
7 Latvala +4m28.2s
8 Ostberg +4m34.8s
1 Tanak 4m18.4s
2 Meeke +2.1s
3 Neuville +2.7s
4 Ogier +2.9s
5 Latvala +3.5s
6 Paddon +3.86s
Overall classification:
1 Ogier 3h03m18.7s
2 Tanak +23.0s
3 Neuville +1m39.7s
4 Paddon +1m53.1s
5 Meeke +2m36.5s
6 Sordo + 3m54.0s
7 Latvala +4m28.2s
8 Ostberg +4m34.8s
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After a minor heart murmur as a result of that glitch, we're back to normal. There's another delay at the start of the penultimate stage, but SS21 is now underway. Here's a stage preview from DAVID EVANS:
SS21 Alwen (6.46 miles)
Quite a lot of harvesting has gone on in this stage in the last few months. There was a section where the cars came through a tunnel of trees – all of those have gone now opening up the road considerably. The surface is good and the road quick between the junctions.
SS21 Alwen (6.46 miles)
Quite a lot of harvesting has gone on in this stage in the last few months. There was a section where the cars came through a tunnel of trees – all of those have gone now opening up the road considerably. The surface is good and the road quick between the junctions.
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