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That doesn't sound like the sort of stage that would be fun with a massive rear downforce deficit.
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Right, that was a much-needed pause, now we're about to go rallying again.
BRC leader Osian Pryce and co-driver Dale Furniss describe the upcoming Goldap for us:
SS17 Goldap (9.16 miles)
This is one of the classics on the Rally Poland route, a stage which we really enjoyed the first time we did it and have done ever since.
It flows beautifully with a mix of wide and narrow roads and even the short Tarmac section in the middle doesn't seem to spoil it at all. The one thing I noticed compared with previous years was the fast section, which seemed looser than in previous years.
BRC leader Osian Pryce and co-driver Dale Furniss describe the upcoming Goldap for us:
SS17 Goldap (9.16 miles)
This is one of the classics on the Rally Poland route, a stage which we really enjoyed the first time we did it and have done ever since.
It flows beautifully with a mix of wide and narrow roads and even the short Tarmac section in the middle doesn't seem to spoil it at all. The one thing I noticed compared with previous years was the fast section, which seemed looser than in previous years.
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SS16 summary:
* Latvala's car stops with a technical problem, taking him out of third
* Neuville gets a puncture and drops to second
* Tanak inherits the rally lead but his rear wing falls off
* Ogier takes what becomes fourth from Sordo
* Latvala's car stops with a technical problem, taking him out of third
* Neuville gets a puncture and drops to second
* Tanak inherits the rally lead but his rear wing falls off
* Ogier takes what becomes fourth from Sordo
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OK, so a couple of pieces of the puzzle are in - with new leader Tanak without his rear wing, and erstwhile head honcho Neuville shredding his rear-left tyre. We know previous third-place man Latvala has stopped on the stage, but there's no idication yet why.
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Latvala had come through the first two splits and was neck-and-neck with Tanak for times, but has stopped before the first split. Disastrous for the Finn.
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"It just felt like we had a left-rear puncture," says Paddon, whose car seems OK after an inspection.
Ogier will be next through in his M-Sport Ford Fiesta. He was just 0.3s slower than Sordo overall before the start of this stage, so looks on course to claim fifth in the overall order.
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Paddon comes in now and trounces Sordo's best by 4.8s.
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Neuville is up and running, incidentally, but we're waiting for a first split time still from him.
Looks like that will be well beaten by Paddon though, who is 6.2s up through the final split.
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Sordo is now in and goest fastest of all by 4.7s.
Suninen goes second quickest on the stage, 0.8s slower than Mikkelsen. That should cement seventh overall on what has been a very competent showing.
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Speaking of the Norwegian, Mikkelsen is in and completes the stage 7.7s faster than Breen.
Ostberg now fastest of all through the second split by 0.3s from Mikkelsen.
Lefebvre is 0.1s slower than Ostberg through the first split, while Hanninen is also up and running.
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Slightly delayed, but we now have a final split time in from Breen - he's through there in 9m21s.
He's now at the stage end, too, and completes in 10m40.6s.
He's now at the stage end, too, and completes in 10m40.6s.
Mikkelsen is now through the second split and 2.9s up on Breen, while Evans is 2.1s down on him.
Good first split from Ostberg, who's fastest of all by 0.3s.
Mikkelsen is half a second up on Breen through split one, and mirroring that pattern Evans behind is 0.5s slower.
Second split in from Breen as he triggers the marker in 5m46.8s. Ostberg joins the party, so we have four cars on the stage now.
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And right on (updated) schedule, Breen gets going and SS16 is live.
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With the stage getting underway any second now, here's a quick preview for you courtesy of DMACK World Rally Team driver Osian Pryce and his co-driver Dale Furniss:
SS16 Pozezdrze (15.08 miles)
New stage for this year, so it was completely new notes for Dale and I on the recce. I’ve got to admit, it was pretty hard work in here as well; the road seemed to be changing all of the time and it was quite difficult to find a rhythm for this one. There are a lot of junctions and that generally slows the road and the tempo down a bit, but even when the road got faster it was quite narrow and didn’t feel as flowing. We’ve got to be absolutely on it in this one, anything less than 100 per cent concentration and it would be easy to be caught out.
SS16 Pozezdrze (15.08 miles)
New stage for this year, so it was completely new notes for Dale and I on the recce. I’ve got to admit, it was pretty hard work in here as well; the road seemed to be changing all of the time and it was quite difficult to find a rhythm for this one. There are a lot of junctions and that generally slows the road and the tempo down a bit, but even when the road got faster it was quite narrow and didn’t feel as flowing. We’ve got to be absolutely on it in this one, anything less than 100 per cent concentration and it would be easy to be caught out.
We have a little bit of a break now before this afternoon's second stage, so we'll have a quick breather before resuming live coverage in around 15 minutes.
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SS15 summary:
- Neuville fastest to add to slender lead
- Tanak and Latvala second and third on stage and overall
- Ogier fifth on stage but within half a second of Sordo overall
- Suninen contiunes strong run with sixth-fastest stage time
- Neuville fastest to add to slender lead
- Tanak and Latvala second and third on stage and overall
- Ogier fifth on stage but within half a second of Sordo overall
- Suninen contiunes strong run with sixth-fastest stage time
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Neuville is now in and quickest of all, 1.7s clear of Tanak. That puts him 3s to the good overall.
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"We had a good run, I tried to push, but a couple of places surprised me towards the end," says Latvala. There were a couple of nasty ruts. Everybody needs to be very focused."
No more info on Ogier at the moment.
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Tanak is in and goes fastest of all now by 2.1s.
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Bonnet up on Ogier's car at the stage end.
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Paddon comes in now and goes fastest of all by 2.7s.
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"That's good," says Suninen of his stage. "It was clear, but difficult to drive flat out because there are such big ruts."
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Sordo loses a handful in the run to the stage end and is 4.8s slower than Suninen - that's fourth on the stage.
Monster second split from Paddon, who is 3.8s faster than Suninen through the second split.
Plenty of green on the timing screens now, with Sordo up on the initial benchmark through the second split but 0.4s slower than Suninen. Paddon and Ogier are also through the first split, with Paddon just 0.3s off the best through there.
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Suninen now goes fastest of all, 2.3s faster than Lefebvre, and continues his impressive first weekend in the Fiesta.
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Ostberg and Lefebvre are now through the stage, with Ostberg 7.2s down on Breen's previous best, but Lefebvre now fastest of all by 1.9s.
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