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Over in Paris, Britain’s Sam Bird is on pole for the Paris ePrix. The DS Virgin Racing man has taken the best grid slot for the third time this season.
Will he convert pole into victory in Paris later today?
Will he convert pole into victory in Paris later today?
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First up, we’ll give you some leisurely afternoon reading from around the world. In MotoGP, Valentino Rossi topped the times in Jerez.
It’s the first time Rossi has led the way in a MotoGP session this season, and he's growing in confidence:
It’s the first time Rossi has led the way in a MotoGP session this season, and he's growing in confidence:
Welcome back to Autosport Live for yet another packed weekend of motorsport. We’ve got the first ever Paris ePrix, the latest stages of Rally Argentina, MotoGP from Jerez and plenty more to come today.
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That concludes Autosport Live for today, but keep an eye on autosport.com for today's end of running report.
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In WRC2, it remains Al-Kuwari who leads the way. He's now over 40 seconds clear of Didier Arias.
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Now's a good chance to look at the leaderboard ahead of the superspecial. Paddon responded superbly to go back into second ahead of Ogier. Up ahead Latvala is certainly looking strong.
SS8 times:
1 Latvala 13m56.4s
2 Paddon +2.8s
3 Mikkelsen +3.0s
4 Ogier +4.2s
5 Sordo +12.4s
6 Ostberg +21.0s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Latvala 1h21m33.1s
2 Paddon +10.2s
3 Ogier +10.8s
4 Mikkelsen +27.1s
5 Sordo +49.4s
6 Ostberg +2m00.6s
7 Solberg +3m50.0s
8 Camilli + 5m26.6s
SS8 times:
1 Latvala 13m56.4s
2 Paddon +2.8s
3 Mikkelsen +3.0s
4 Ogier +4.2s
5 Sordo +12.4s
6 Ostberg +21.0s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Latvala 1h21m33.1s
2 Paddon +10.2s
3 Ogier +10.8s
4 Mikkelsen +27.1s
5 Sordo +49.4s
6 Ostberg +2m00.6s
7 Solberg +3m50.0s
8 Camilli + 5m26.6s
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Camilli comes through 7.5s slower than Solberg. He's looking a distant 8th, well clear of Neuville in 9th too.
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Solberg now completes the stage, he's 11.9s slower than Neuville for comparison. He can afford a slower stage with Camilli over a minute behind in 8th. Camilli is in the stage now.
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Neuville through and continues a consistent pace, his time of 14m18.3s is slightly slower than Ostberg. He'll stay in seventh, 5m31.2s off the M-Sport man.
After a challenging morning, I'm sure he'll take that small improvement.
After a challenging morning, I'm sure he'll take that small improvement.
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So with Paddon back in second overall, Latvala comes through and goes fastest in the stage. He's bang in form now and strengthens his rally lead.
"I gave everything and pushed hard." That's reflected in the time and his new lead of 10.2s over Paddon and 10.8s over Ogier.
"I gave everything and pushed hard." That's reflected in the time and his new lead of 10.2s over Paddon and 10.8s over Ogier.
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Solberg comes through 15.4s slower than Neuville, and that'll help the Hyundai man's charge to points. Bertelli hasn't arrived for this stage after his problems in the last stage.
That helps the Belgian even more, and he will now move to tenth overall.
That helps the Belgian even more, and he will now move to tenth overall.
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Neuville now in, and he's 16.9s slower than Latvala. We'll have to wait and see as to how that affects his recovery drive in search of points, as his rivals aren't through yet.
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That means Latvala is 6.6s ahead of Ogier now overall.
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Ogier may be gaining on Paddon, but he's not on Latvala. The Finn comes through 0.2s ahead of Ogier's best time. Can we call him a flying Finn now?
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Paddon goes second fastest on the stage, falling 2.4s slower than Ogier. That means Ogier is back into second now, 0.8s ahead of Paddon.
"There's a long way to go yet," says the Hyundai man. Absolutely, and we wouldn't be against some twists and turns ahead either.
"There's a long way to go yet," says the Hyundai man. Absolutely, and we wouldn't be against some twists and turns ahead either.
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Latvala looking good, he's 0.8s quicker than Ogier's time at the second split. One split and the final run to go. Can he edge further ahead?
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That proves to be the case, he was 0.3s faster than Mikkelsen. The gap between the two is now 12.9s. Mikkelsen ahead in fourth overall.
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Mikkelsen now through and he's 3.6s down on Ogier. Sordo is looking quicker across the splits, and could close on Mikkelsen overall.
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Ostberg now finishes the stage, taking 13m12.9s to do so. That was 18.2s slower than Ogier.
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Ostberg at the third split is 15.4s down, while Mikkelsen is a lot closer. The VW man is 2.1s down on Ogier.
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Ogier completes the stage, setting a time of 12m54.7s.
"There's some rubble around, I'm happy with my pace and I really pushed and did everything I could. There'll be more for the next one."
"There's some rubble around, I'm happy with my pace and I really pushed and did everything I could. There'll be more for the next one."
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Now it gets interesting. Paddon and Latvala are both on the stage, their times compared to Ogier will give a good sign on where the momentum lies after this morning.
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Mikkelsen made time up at the second split slightly, while Sordo is a little slower. He's now 0.9s off Ogier's benchmark.
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10m46.0 is Ogier's time at the third split, he's nearing the stage end.
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Mikkelsen claws a little time back on Ogier at the second split, now just 0.5s down on the Frenchman.
We're also hearing that some rocks are rising to the surface after the stages were run this morning.
A likely consequence of the stages drying and surface being eroded.
We're also hearing that some rocks are rising to the surface after the stages were run this morning.
A likely consequence of the stages drying and surface being eroded.
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Ostberg is past the second split and he's 9.4s slower than Ogier at that point. It's hard to judge Ostberg's rally. He seems to be set on driving consistently and safely. Will Argentina's attrition favour that strategy though?
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Dani Sordo is on the stage, and he's 0.1s slower than Mikkelsen and 0.7s slower than Ogier at the first stage. Sordo is fifth overall, and trails Mikkelsen by 13.4s ahead of SS6. He needs to start clawing some time back.
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Ogier now passes the second split, setting a time of 6m45.6s.
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Mikkelsen passes the first split, and he's 0.6s down on Ogier, but there's plenty of stage miles to go.
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Ogier will be looking to claw back those seconds and return to the lead, but he'll have to keep an eye over his shoulder too. Andreas Mikkelsen has gotten progressively quicker and he's trailing Ogier by 9.9s overall as Mikkelsen enters the stage.
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Ogier is in to the stage, and passes the first split. He sets a time of 2m45.0s. Ostberg follows and is 4.7s down at the same point.
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Ott Tanak didn't take to the stage, an alternator belt problem preventing his participation.
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Valeriy Gorban and Lorenzo Bertelli are battling now, with the Mini facing the Ford.
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Neuville answers with yes, powering through the stage fastest overall. He's 0.9s faster than Latvala's previous fastest time.
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Solberg and Neuville are next into the superspecial. Can Neuville get back on track?
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A quick look at classification shows that overall Latvala leads by 5.4s over Paddon, while Ogier is 6.9s behind his team-mate's leading time.
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