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WRC - Mexico: Bertelli report: he's apparently gone off on a right-hander. The right-rear wheel is missing.
WRC - Mexico: Meeke's in, 11.3s quicker than Paddon.
Mikkelsen's getting into a good rhythm now. Quick time posted at the third split.
Mikkelsen's getting into a good rhythm now. Quick time posted at the third split.
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WRC - Mexico: Here's our guess for this stage: Mikkelsen; Ostberg; Ogier; Neuville; Latvala; Meeke.
We'll see. Latvala's in, 8.7s quicker than Meeke.
We'll see. Latvala's in, 8.7s quicker than Meeke.
WRC - Mexico: Ostberg's not going to let second go easily. He's 4.0s quicker than Mikkelsen at the third split point.
WRC - Mexico: Ostberg's stretching his advantage with each split point, maybe our faith in Mikkelsen was misplaced.
Ogier, on the other hand, is winding things up now. Getting closer to Ogier's benchmarks.
Ogier, on the other hand, is winding things up now. Getting closer to Ogier's benchmarks.
WRC - Mexico: Tanak update: his car is stopped near the refuel after the stage. According to WRC Live, the other drivers have moved on.
WRC - Mexico: Guerra's in, slower than all except Tanak.
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WRC - Mexico: And Neuville's in - he shades Latvala by just 1.3s.
Ogier's lost time to Ostberg at the fourth split.
Ogier's lost time to Ostberg at the fourth split.
WRC - Mexico: Ooh, Mikkelsen shaves 0.9s out of Ostberg's on-stage advantage so far. Still a fair way to go, this is the stage on which Mikkelsen has to make the difference if he's to overhaul the Citroen for second.
WRC - Mexico: Prokop and Sordo are in, 54.7s and 22.8s slower than Neuville respectively.
WRC - Mexico: The pendulum swings back in favour of Ostberg, who's pace advantage is up to 4.2s now over Mikkelsen.
At that last split, very little separated Mikkelsen and Ogier.
At that last split, very little separated Mikkelsen and Ogier.
WRC - Mexico: Evans is in, 18.8s slower than Neuville.
The Welshman edges ever closer to matching his WRC career-best finish of fourth.
The Welshman edges ever closer to matching his WRC career-best finish of fourth.
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WRC - Mexico: Mikkelsen's in, 17.1s quicker than Neuville.
Ostberg drops 0.8s back at the penultimate split. But the Norwegian is set to win the stage and consolidate second overall.
Ostberg drops 0.8s back at the penultimate split. But the Norwegian is set to win the stage and consolidate second overall.
WRC - Mexico: Sordo, who broke two ribs recently, is in discomfort. "I lost my brakes after 20km, also my shoulder is hurting a lot," the Spaniard reports at the stage end.
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WRC - Mexico: Right, Ostberg is in - 3.5s quicker than Mikkelsen.
Mikkelsen claims he's had a spin at the end of the stage. Can't have been a big one, or the time loss would have been a lot bigger.
There will be eight seconds between the pair going into the final two stages.
Mikkelsen claims he's had a spin at the end of the stage. Can't have been a big one, or the time loss would have been a lot bigger.
There will be eight seconds between the pair going into the final two stages.
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WRC - Mexico: Ogier's in, 2.4s slower than Ostberg. We weren't that far off on the prediction.
Leaderboard after SS19:
1 Ogier 4h08m56.3s
2 Ostberg +1m12.8s
3 Mikkelsen +1m20.8s
4 Evans +3m05.6s
5 Sordo +4m51.6s
6 Prokop +5m52.5s
Leading SS19 times:
1 Ostberg 35m26.5s
2 Ogier +2.4s
3 Mikkelsen +3.5s
4 Neuville +20.6s
5 Latvala +21.9s
6 Meeke +30.6s
Leaderboard after SS19:
1 Ogier 4h08m56.3s
2 Ostberg +1m12.8s
3 Mikkelsen +1m20.8s
4 Evans +3m05.6s
5 Sordo +4m51.6s
6 Prokop +5m52.5s
Leading SS19 times:
1 Ostberg 35m26.5s
2 Ogier +2.4s
3 Mikkelsen +3.5s
4 Neuville +20.6s
5 Latvala +21.9s
6 Meeke +30.6s
WRC - Mexico: We'll be pretty swiftly into the penultimate stage, Derramadero. That starts in a couple of minutes.
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WRC - Mexico: Here's Paul Nagle, Meeke's co-driver, on the stage that Tanak, thankfully, is just about to start:
"This one has been shortened from 11 to six kilometres. This has the big compression near the start, it's also the stage where Petter [Solberg] had a big spin through a gate, it's a tricky one."
"This one has been shortened from 11 to six kilometres. This has the big compression near the start, it's also the stage where Petter [Solberg] had a big spin through a gate, it's a tricky one."
WRC - Mexico: For Brits, that's 6.8 miles to 3.7.
WRC - Mexico: No split times on this one, so we'll just bring you the times as they come in. Tanak's started.
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WRC - Mexico: Tanak's in, in 3m30.6s.
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WRC - Mexico: Kubica's 3.6s quicker than Tanak, and now it's Paddon's turn.
WRC - Mexico: Paddon's in, 1.2s slower than Kubica. Meeke now on the stage.
WRC - Mexico: Meeke's 0.4s slower than Kubica, and Latvala starts his run.
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WRC - Mexico: Latvala sets the new best time, 3.1s quicker than Kubica.
WRC - Mexico: Guerra's 11.6s slower than Latvala.
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WRC - Mexico: New fastest time as Neuville goes 1.8s quicker than Latvala.
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WRC - Mexico: "Horrible," says Martin Prokop. "We went off on the last corner."
He comes through 25.3s slower than Neuville. Does this jeapordise his rally ahead of the very last stage? It would be terrible if so, as he's sixth overall...
He comes through 25.3s slower than Neuville. Does this jeapordise his rally ahead of the very last stage? It would be terrible if so, as he's sixth overall...
WRC - Mexico: Sordo's 4.3s slower than the pace-setting Neuville.
Evans next up, then the squabbling Mikkelsen and Ostberg and rally leader Ogier.
Evans next up, then the squabbling Mikkelsen and Ostberg and rally leader Ogier.
WRC - Mexico: Problem for Evans? He's 22.3s off the pace...
He's got stuck behind something on the road. But we couldn't hear what. Did he say cows? Surely he didn't say cows?
He's got stuck behind something on the road. But we couldn't hear what. Did he say cows? Surely he didn't say cows?
WRC - Mexico: He did say cows. Damn cows. Still, Evans is just one stage away from matching his career-best WRC result of fourth. Have we mentioned that already?
WRC - Mexico: It's not spectacular for Mikkelsen. He's 3.2s off Neuville's pace. Has he settled for third?
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WRC - Mexico: "Not a good stage. Not easy," is Mikkelsen's verdict. He complains that he couldn't take the optimum line at one part of the stage because of some rocks.
WRC - Mexico: Ostberg's in, 2.6s slower than Neuville but 0.6s faster than Mikkelsen. He's very, very close to securing second overall now.
Just Ogier left, as well as the WRC2 contenders.
Just Ogier left, as well as the WRC2 contenders.
WRC - Mexico: Ogier's in, 4.5s slower. But it doesn't matter. He's had this rally won for some time. Just the one stage remaining of Rally Mexico!
Checkered flag
WRC - Mexico - order after SS20:
1 Ogier 4h12m22.9s
2 Ostberg +1m10.9s
3 Mikkelsen +1m19.5s
4 Evans +3m23.4s
5 Sordo +4m51.4s
6 Prokop +6m13.3s
Leading SS20 times:
1 Neuville 3m22.1s
2 Latvala +1.8s
3 Ostberg +2.6s
4 Mikkelsen +3.2s
5 Sordo +4.3s
6 Ogier +4.5s
1 Ogier 4h12m22.9s
2 Ostberg +1m10.9s
3 Mikkelsen +1m19.5s
4 Evans +3m23.4s
5 Sordo +4m51.4s
6 Prokop +6m13.3s
Leading SS20 times:
1 Neuville 3m22.1s
2 Latvala +1.8s
3 Ostberg +2.6s
4 Mikkelsen +3.2s
5 Sordo +4.3s
6 Ogier +4.5s
WRC - Mexico: A mention for Nassir Al-Attiyah, who is on the brink of WRC2 glory. He's just completed SS20.
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WRC - Mexico: Here's Meeke's co-driver Paul Nagle's guide to the powerstage:
"The powerstage is El Brinco from yesterday with an extra four kilometres at the start – we know this a little bit though because we obviously drove it as a road section into stages 13 and 17. This is the one where we found a bit rock last year…"
"The powerstage is El Brinco from yesterday with an extra four kilometres at the start – we know this a little bit though because we obviously drove it as a road section into stages 13 and 17. This is the one where we found a bit rock last year…"
WRC - Mexico: Tanak kicks off the rally-ending powerstage. It's been emotional.
By: AUTOSPORT staff, David Evans, Stuart Codling, Scott Mitchell
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