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WRC - Argentina: Is Ogier losing time? He didn't take as much time through split six as he had in the previous ones. And there's damage reported on the Polo...
Yellow flag
IndyCar - Indianapolis: We're under yellows while all the shrapnel on the main straight is mopped up. The current top 10:
1. Hunter-Reay
2. Power
3. Pagenaud
4. Hawksworth
5. Dixon
6. Castroneves
7. Hinchcliffe
8. Rahal
9. Bourdais
10. Andretti
1. Hunter-Reay
2. Power
3. Pagenaud
4. Hawksworth
5. Dixon
6. Castroneves
7. Hinchcliffe
8. Rahal
9. Bourdais
10. Andretti
WRC - Argentina: Ogier completes the stage, the car looks battered but mostly in cosmetic ways - and the Frenchman's not concerned.
WRC - Argentina: Latvala took more time in the final split - 5.9s up coming into the final section of the stage.
WRC - Argentina: Ogier says the bumper that's now missing was probably loosened by the tyre blow on the previous stage, and that the air intake is blocked as a consequence too, costing him engine power.
IndyCar - Indianapolis: The Aleshin/Saavedra part of that accident looks nastier with every replay. We're still no closer to working out what Montoya's problem was, though.
Stopwatch
WRC - Argentina: Latvala wins the stage and is 5.7s faster than Ogier, so he's just a tad under 30s in the lead after Saturday's final full-length stage.
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IndyCar - Indianapolis: More from Saavedra: "To not even get a chance because of a fricking electrical thing pisses me off."
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WRC - Argentina: "This is one of my best days," says Latvala, who - as he did earlier in the weekend - then heaps praise on co-driver Miikka Antilla's reading of the notes in the most fog-laded sections.
Our rally leader is a happy man. You can tell because he's being bubbly and analytical all at once.
"Sometimes you get these days... it's a great feeling. And you have to use it in the right way.
"On the previous stage I started to over-drive, and if I'd carried on I would've started to lose time. I knew I had to calm down."
Our rally leader is a happy man. You can tell because he's being bubbly and analytical all at once.
"Sometimes you get these days... it's a great feeling. And you have to use it in the right way.
"On the previous stage I started to over-drive, and if I'd carried on I would've started to lose time. I knew I had to calm down."
Crash
Indianapolis
IndyCar - Indianapolis: Here's a shot from our LAT photographers of the Aleshin/Saavedra part of that violent incident.
IndyCar - Indianapolis: It looks like Montoya did indeed simply stall - he has been restarted, and is now running around in the middle of the pack. Less fortunate is Mike Conway, who his currently in the pits for repairs. It hasn't been a great weekend for the ECR driver so far. We're still under yellows.
IndyCar - Indianapolis: We've just heard from ECR team owner Ed Carpenter. Conway managed to avoid the stricken cars in front of him, but in doing so he clipped pitwall and tore off his right-rear corner. Oriol Servia's car has also sustained damage from debris.
IndyCar - Indianapolis: Now we're hearing from Munoz - he tried to move left to avoid Saavedra's car, but simply didn't have enough space.
Checkered flag
WRC - Argentina - SS9 results:
Stage:
1 Latvala 22m48.3s
2 Hirvonen +0.3s
3 Ogier +5.7s
4 Ostberg +6.7s
5 Neuville +14.3s
6 Mikkelsen +18.8s
Overall:
1 Latvala
2 Ogier +29.9s
3 Meeke +3m41.2s
4 Mikkelsen +5m42.3s
5 Neuville +6m41.9s
6 Kubica +7m05.3s
Stage:
1 Latvala 22m48.3s
2 Hirvonen +0.3s
3 Ogier +5.7s
4 Ostberg +6.7s
5 Neuville +14.3s
6 Mikkelsen +18.8s
Overall:
1 Latvala
2 Ogier +29.9s
3 Meeke +3m41.2s
4 Mikkelsen +5m42.3s
5 Neuville +6m41.9s
6 Kubica +7m05.3s
Green flag
IndyCar - Indianapolis: Green flag! Everyone navigates the first few corners safely.
WRC - Argentina: Couple of things to note from that stage that were a bit lost amid the Ogier drama...
Neuville's recovery drive is flying along too, he's jumped past M-Sport's cautious duo Evans and Kubica into fifth now. Kubica's still on course though, and he's a good safe distance ahead of Evans and Prokop.
Meeke was very cautious in the fog there. He felt he had time to be, but that gap to Mikkelsen has come down from 2m50s to 2m01s pretty rapidly. Eighty km to go tonight and tomorrow...
Neuville's recovery drive is flying along too, he's jumped past M-Sport's cautious duo Evans and Kubica into fifth now. Kubica's still on course though, and he's a good safe distance ahead of Evans and Prokop.
Meeke was very cautious in the fog there. He felt he had time to be, but that gap to Mikkelsen has come down from 2m50s to 2m01s pretty rapidly. Eighty km to go tonight and tomorrow...
IndyCar - Indianapolis: Hawksworth makes a great move on Hunter-Reay at Turn 1 to take the lead, and Pagenaud also sneaks through to move into second. Hunter-Reay's life isn't getting any easier -he now has Dixon bobbing around in his mirrors.
WRC - Argentina: Bit of a break now as the drivers head back to the superspecial to conclude today's action. That takes place in a little under two hours.
IndyCar - Indianapolis: Montoya is making excellent progress after his earlier problem, and has just passed Rahal for ninth.
Up at the front, Hawksworth isn't looking remotely intimidated by the fact that he's leading his fourth-ever IndyCar start. He is now 2.3s ahead of Pagenaud, and lapping 0.3s per lap quicker. It will be interesting to see how long his tyres last at this rate.
Meanwhile, Franck Montagny has been issued a drive-through penalty for jumping the restart.
Up at the front, Hawksworth isn't looking remotely intimidated by the fact that he's leading his fourth-ever IndyCar start. He is now 2.3s ahead of Pagenaud, and lapping 0.3s per lap quicker. It will be interesting to see how long his tyres last at this rate.
Meanwhile, Franck Montagny has been issued a drive-through penalty for jumping the restart.
WRC - Argentina: One last note from Amboy - thanks to their pace and some attrition among the midfielders, Ostberg and Hirvonen are now up to 10th and 11th.
Drivers' points are on the cards for both as they should be able to despatch Nasser Al-Attiyah's WRC2 Ford tomorrow.
Drivers' points are on the cards for both as they should be able to despatch Nasser Al-Attiyah's WRC2 Ford tomorrow.
Breaking news
GP2 - Barcelona: The stewards have been busy at Barcelona. Despite the shunts over the opening laps, no penalties for rough driving, but several for ignoring yellows.
Rene Binder, Conor Daly and Stefano Coletti have all had 20s added to their race times, the first two for failing to slow for yellows, and Coletti for going off course under double waved yellows.
The significant one here is Binder - he was seventh so would've been on the front row tomorrow. The penalty dumps him to 15th and brings his temporary Arden team-mate Tom Dillmann up to eighth and reverse grid pole.
That pole was previously destined to Tio Ellinas on his first weekend in GP2. He'll be second on the grid next to Dillmann tomorrow morning now. Still pretty decent for a debut!
Rene Binder, Conor Daly and Stefano Coletti have all had 20s added to their race times, the first two for failing to slow for yellows, and Coletti for going off course under double waved yellows.
The significant one here is Binder - he was seventh so would've been on the front row tomorrow. The penalty dumps him to 15th and brings his temporary Arden team-mate Tom Dillmann up to eighth and reverse grid pole.
That pole was previously destined to Tio Ellinas on his first weekend in GP2. He'll be second on the grid next to Dillmann tomorrow morning now. Still pretty decent for a debut!
IndyCar - Indianapolis: Montoya is on an absolute mission here - having just passed his team-mate Castroneves for eighth, he's now reeling Bourdais in. What was a 5.1s gap is already down to 3.6s, and JPM is taking 0.6s out of the Frenchman's advantage each time around. Castroneves, for his part, pits to ditch his harder compound tyres in favour of a set of new reds.
Up at the front, Hawksworth still looks comfortable with a 2.5s lead over Pagenaud.
Up at the front, Hawksworth still looks comfortable with a 2.5s lead over Pagenaud.
Breaking news
GP2 - Barcelona: One more post-race penalty to report, and you might've seen this one coming.
Daniel de Jong gets a 10-place 'unsafe release' grid drop for tomorrow due to being sent out from the MP with a loose wheel, which fell off soon after.
Because he retired, there are only five places he can actually drop, so he'll have to start from the pitlane tomorrow.
Daniel de Jong gets a 10-place 'unsafe release' grid drop for tomorrow due to being sent out from the MP with a loose wheel, which fell off soon after.
Because he retired, there are only five places he can actually drop, so he'll have to start from the pitlane tomorrow.
IndyCar - Indianapolis: Montoya pits for scuffed reds. He was asking an awful lot of his previous set over the past few laps.
Crash
IndyCar crash
IndyCar - Indianapolis: Here's another view from LAT Photographic of how messy that Aleshin/Saavedra impact was at the start.
IndyCar - Indianapolis: Most of the lead group has pitted over the past couple of laps, including Hawksworth. The current leader is Justin Wilson, although Hawksworth will cycle back into the lead once the stops are completed.
Meanwhile, Ryan Briscoe has just served a drive-through for a pitlane safety violation. We hear that he ran over an air hose.
Meanwhile, Ryan Briscoe has just served a drive-through for a pitlane safety violation. We hear that he ran over an air hose.
IndyCar - Indianapolis: Wilson and Huertas pit, and Hawksworth reclaims the lead ahead of Pagenaud. The gap is pretty stable at 2.3s.
1. Hawksworth
2. Pagenaud
3. Hunter-Reay
4. Dixon
5. Power
1. Hawksworth
2. Pagenaud
3. Hunter-Reay
4. Dixon
5. Power
IndyCar - Indianapolis: That 'stable' gap between Hawksworth and Pagenaud has blown out to 4.1s; Hunter-Reay is another 6.0s behind. Both Dixon and Power have the Andretti car just about within their sights.
Yellow flag
IndyCar - Indianapolis: Power dived down the inside of Dixon at Turn 1 for P4, and Dixon tried to reclaim the place a couple of corners later. He moved to the inside of the Penske, Power turned into the corner, and the resultant contact has left Dixon stranded in the gravel.
Meanwhile, Montoya has pitted complaining of suspension problems. After some work by the Penske crew, he heads back out.
Meanwhile, Montoya has pitted complaining of suspension problems. After some work by the Penske crew, he heads back out.
IndyCar - Indianapolis: Dixon's car has been rescued from the gravel trap, but he's now stuck back in 21st.
IndyCar - Indianapolis: The pits open, and Hawksworth, Pagenaud and Power take advantage to put under caution. Hunter-Reay has stayed out, and will be shown as the leader next time around.
Meanwhile, IndyCar has confirmed that Saavedra, Aleshin and Munoz have all been checked and cleared by the medical centre.
Meanwhile, IndyCar has confirmed that Saavedra, Aleshin and Munoz have all been checked and cleared by the medical centre.
IndyCar - Indianapolis: Still under yellows. Here is the current top five:
1. Hunter-Reay
2. Hinchcliffe
3. Wilson
4. Huertas
5. Castroneves
Pagenaud managed to leapfrog Hawksworth during that stop - they are P8 and P9 respectively.
1. Hunter-Reay
2. Hinchcliffe
3. Wilson
4. Huertas
5. Castroneves
Pagenaud managed to leapfrog Hawksworth during that stop - they are P8 and P9 respectively.
Green flag
IndyCar - Indianapolis: Restart. Hunter-Reay keeps the lead, and Wilson passes Hinchcliffe for P2 at the exit of Turn 1.
It looks like Power ran over an air hose during his stop, so expect a penalty to be announced for that shortly.
It looks like Power ran over an air hose during his stop, so expect a penalty to be announced for that shortly.
IndyCar - Indianapolis: And just as we hit 'post', Power's penalty is confirmed.
Crash
IndyCar - Indianapolis: Two drivers are making cameos this weekend - Montagny and Plowman - and they've just collided. Plowman ran into the back of the Frenchman's car and was launched skyward, rotating though 360 degrees before landing again. Both are fine, but we're under full-course caution.
Yellow flag
IndyCar - Indianapolis: While all that was going on, Huertas managed to get ahead of Hinchcliffe for third. We're still under caution.
Yellow flag
IndyCar - Indianapolis: Restart. There was contact on the front straight that has ended with Rahal getting out of his broken car. Looks like he was punted by Montoya.
The yellows are back out, but while the race was still green, Wilson pulled a great move on Hunter-Reay to take the lead.
The yellows are back out, but while the race was still green, Wilson pulled a great move on Hunter-Reay to take the lead.
IndyCar - Indianapolis: It wasn't just Wilson who got past Hunter-Reay there - Huertas has also passed him and is in P2.
Elsewhere, Montoya has a broken front wing from his contact with Rahal.
Elsewhere, Montoya has a broken front wing from his contact with Rahal.
IndyCar - Indianapolis: In other news, that Plowman/Montagny crash could have some impact on Kurt Busch's preparations for the Indy 500, which are scheduled to get underway tomorrow. Montagny's car is the same one earmarked for the NASCAR star, but the amount of running time he gets tomorrow will now depend upon how badly the car is damaged.
IndyCar - Indianapolis: A lot of the leaders, including Wilson, Hunter-Reay, Huertas and Pagenaud have pitted. Castroneves stayed out, and will be the new leader.
Wilson won the race off pitlane and is currently seventh. There are 28 laps still to run, and it's marginal as to whether anyone can make it to the end under greens without stopping again.
Wilson won the race off pitlane and is currently seventh. There are 28 laps still to run, and it's marginal as to whether anyone can make it to the end under greens without stopping again.
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