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Paddon is now up by half a second at the third split.
Paddon reduces his arrears through the second split - although it's only by 0.1s.
Sordo is through and 11.3s slower than Ogier while Tanak, the next man through, is 8.9s down at the third split.
Sordo is through and 11.3s slower than Ogier while Tanak, the next man through, is 8.9s down at the third split.
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"I pushed as hard as I could. It was quite a good pace - Seb is faster but what can I do?" says Ostberg.
Ahead of the second running of Vargasen: "It's going to be rough for sure on the second pass for sure with a lot of gravel."
Ahead of the second running of Vargasen: "It's going to be rough for sure on the second pass for sure with a lot of gravel."
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Ostberg is through and goes second fastest for the time being. He's dropped 5.2s.
Paddon's first split is 0.4s slower than Ogier's.
Paddon's first split is 0.4s slower than Ogier's.
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Neuville is now through, eight seconds down on Ogier, while Sordo, Tanak and now Paddon are now on the stage.
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A lot of mud on Mikkelsen's car, and the Norwegian reports he slid wide which cost him time:
"We slid off slightly and I had to turn around - and lost a lot of time. I knew that the so if I had any chance to fight above third place then I had to attack on this one."
"We slid off slightly and I had to turn around - and lost a lot of time. I knew that the so if I had any chance to fight above third place then I had to attack on this one."
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Mikkelsen is in, but has lost a huge chuck in that final split.
He was 1.3s down by split three, but lost 23 seconds in the final four miles of the stage.
He was 1.3s down by split three, but lost 23 seconds in the final four miles of the stage.
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"It was completely flat out," says Ogier. "I took so much risk, I cannot do faster definitely.
"The next one I'm going to lose time again. I can say I've absolutely done my best."
"The next one I'm going to lose time again. I can say I've absolutely done my best."
Mikkelsen has clawed back a bit of time, but doesn't look as though he'll better his team-mate's time.
Neuville and Ostberg are also through the first splits, but aren't making an impression on Ogier's time.
Neuville and Ostberg are also through the first splits, but aren't making an impression on Ogier's time.
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Ogier comes through to complete the stage in a time of 11m08.5s.
Latvala has lost a bit more time through the second split and is 2.2s down on Ogier halfway through the stage.
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Ogier trips the second timing beam at 5m37.4s, as Latvala comes through the first split 0.3s slower than his team-mate.
And he's through the first split in a time of 2m40.7s, as Latvala gets underway.
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Here we go - Ogier gets going for the start of SS14.
There's no point in hiding what we're all looking forward to from this one - and not long now until we see whether or not Paddon can take more time out of Ogier on Rammen.
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SS14: Rammen 14.14 miles
Fast lakeside roads are slowed by a quartet of hairpins in the middle, but once again, this is a typically fast and flowing Swedish stage.
Fast lakeside roads are slowed by a quartet of hairpins in the middle, but once again, this is a typically fast and flowing Swedish stage.
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Afternoon loop coming up next in 15 minutes' time. We've a further two stages to bring you, with Rammen coming up shortly before a re-run of Vargasen just after 12:30 GMT.
Today's action will be concluded this evening with a 1.2-mile superspecial in Karlstad.
Today's action will be concluded this evening with a 1.2-mile superspecial in Karlstad.
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After a day of woe yesterday, Latvala seems a bit more content now - particularly after his victory on SS12.
If you're just joining us, or want a quick recap on what's happened so far this morning, here's our report from the morning loop as Paddon sliced into Ogier's Rally Sweden lead: 
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SS12 Summary:
*Paddon goes third fastest to reduce Ogier’s lead to 8.8s
*Latvala fastest on the stage, Meeke second
*Breen continues to impress with sixth-fastest time
*Ostberg retakes third from Mikkelsen
*Paddon goes third fastest to reduce Ogier’s lead to 8.8s
*Latvala fastest on the stage, Meeke second
*Breen continues to impress with sixth-fastest time
*Ostberg retakes third from Mikkelsen
A bit of a break once again before SS14 - Rammen - so here's a quick recap of what's just taken place...
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SS12 Results:
Stage times:
1 Latvala 12m56.7s
2 Meeke +9.5s
3 Paddon +14.2s
4 Ostberg +19.9s
5 Solberg +25.3s
6 Breen +26.7s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Ogier 1h26m28.5s
2 Paddon +8.8s
3 Ostberg +28.1s
4 Mikkelsen +38.1s
5 Tanak +57.9s
6 Sordo +1m40.5s
7 Solberg +1m43.5s
8 Breen +1m50.4s
Stage times:
1 Latvala 12m56.7s
2 Meeke +9.5s
3 Paddon +14.2s
4 Ostberg +19.9s
5 Solberg +25.3s
6 Breen +26.7s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Ogier 1h26m28.5s
2 Paddon +8.8s
3 Ostberg +28.1s
4 Mikkelsen +38.1s
5 Tanak +57.9s
6 Sordo +1m40.5s
7 Solberg +1m43.5s
8 Breen +1m50.4s
Incidentally, Tidemand's stage time was the seventh-quickest on Vargasen. A mighty effort from the Swede there in his Skoda Fabia R5.
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That dropped time in the final leg of the stage looks a little more costly now for Evans, with Tidemand taking 10s out of the WRC2 leader overall.
There's still a 30-second gap between the two overall.
There's still a 30-second gap between the two overall.
Evans matches Ogier's time eventually, with Ahlin, Grondal and Tidemand up next.
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WRC runners done, WRC2 leader Evans will be the next man through.
It's perhaps a sign of how much clearing has taken place that he's three seconds up on Ogier's time at the second split - though that said, the Welshman is quicker than the rest of his rivals so far.
It's perhaps a sign of how much clearing has taken place that he's three seconds up on Ogier's time at the second split - though that said, the Welshman is quicker than the rest of his rivals so far.
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Meeke's time at the top is short-lived though. Latvala takes another nine seconds off the fastest stage time with a cracking run on SS12.
That might be the first time something's gone right for the Finn this weekend.
That might be the first time something's gone right for the Finn this weekend.
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"Yeah, OK," shrugs Meeke when told about his pace. "What can I say? It's been a rocky start to my season. I've played about a bit with the setup."
He does eventually crack a smile when he's told about his 43-metre leap.
He does eventually crack a smile when he's told about his 43-metre leap.
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Meeke goes fastest by 4.7s. Job very well done there.
Huge leap over Colin's Crest from Meeke, who is into the final stretch of the stage.
Meeke flattered to deceive a little on the last stage, but he's fastest of all through the second split here - 2.5s up on even Paddon. We'll see what he can do over the line in a minute.
Another good time comes in from Henning Solberg, who displaces Bree on the stage classification by 1.4s.
He's now only three seconds behind Sordo in a battle for sixth.
He's now only three seconds behind Sordo in a battle for sixth.
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Breen can't hide a smile - a cracking time for the Citroen man:
"It's not bad is it? I'm shouting, I'm roaring, it's like I'm playing the playstation!" he beams. "It's incredible. I know the conditions are helping me but still I'm going to take it."
"It's not bad is it? I'm shouting, I'm roaring, it's like I'm playing the playstation!" he beams. "It's incredible. I know the conditions are helping me but still I'm going to take it."
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