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WRC - Finland: Next up we'll be settling who starts Saturday fourth, fifth and sixth, with just eight tenths blanketing Mikkelsen, Ostberg and Hirvonen at the moment.
WRC - Finland: Latvala loses three tenths to Ogier so when the chase begins tomorrow they will be 21.3s apart.
"He has not given up," says Latvala of Ogier. "We need to be prepared for that."
In a few cars' time we'll know where Meeke fits into all this too.
"He has not given up," says Latvala of Ogier. "We need to be prepared for that."
In a few cars' time we'll know where Meeke fits into all this too.
Stopwatch
WRC - Finland: Ogier completes Harju in 1m46.3s. He's said tomorrow will be a "new rally" for him with the road positions reversed, but how much ground is he going to have to make up...?
Lights out
WRC - Finland: We're onto Friday's final stage, the crowd-friendly bit-of-street, bit-of-woodland mile-long blast of Harju.
Running order won't make any difference at all on this one, but it's another chance for Latvala and Meeke to add to their overnight confidence.
Latvala needs to take a bit more care tonight than last night though, as he ripped a fair chunk off his VW's front bodywork on Thursday evening and let Ogier take a second off him.
Running order won't make any difference at all on this one, but it's another chance for Latvala and Meeke to add to their overnight confidence.
Latvala needs to take a bit more care tonight than last night though, as he ripped a fair chunk off his VW's front bodywork on Thursday evening and let Ogier take a second off him.
Galant
WRC - Finland: Meanwhile DAVID EVANS has been exploring...
Incredible what you see left in the car park in Finland… here's the Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Kenneth Eriksson used to finish third on this event in 1990.
WRC - Finland: One more stage to go tonight, the repeat of last night's visit to the city street/bit of forest mix of Harju, which begins at 6.30pm UK time.
We'll bring you live coverage of that, and also updates from the second Friday practice session of the Mid-Ohio IndyCar event.
We'll bring you live coverage of that, and also updates from the second Friday practice session of the Mid-Ohio IndyCar event.
Breaking news
WRC - Finland - SS12 summary:
* Latvala and Meeke inch a little further away from Ogier
* Battle for fourth closes up: just 0.8s covers three cars
* Latvala and Meeke inch a little further away from Ogier
* Battle for fourth closes up: just 0.8s covers three cars
Checkered flag
WRC - Finland - SS12 results:
Stage times:
1 Latvala 3m48.5s
2 Ostberg +0.5s
3 Hirvonen +0.9s
4 Meeke +1.1s
5 Ogier +1.5s
6 Mikkelsen +2.4s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Latvala
2 Meeke +19.4s
3 Ogier +21.6s
4 Mikkelsen +1m04.0s
5 Ostberg +1m04.4s
6 Hirvonen +1m04.8s
Stage times:
1 Latvala 3m48.5s
2 Ostberg +0.5s
3 Hirvonen +0.9s
4 Meeke +1.1s
5 Ogier +1.5s
6 Mikkelsen +2.4s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Latvala
2 Meeke +19.4s
3 Ogier +21.6s
4 Mikkelsen +1m04.0s
5 Ostberg +1m04.4s
6 Hirvonen +1m04.8s
Breaking news
European F3 - Red Bull Ring: Here's the full story of that exceptional battle for race one pole, plus the complete grid line-up:
Red Bull Ring European F3 qualifying report
Red Bull Ring European F3 qualifying report
WRC - Finland: Breen is now up to 10th, and though he's a long way off the pace, he's staying out of trouble.
"I cannot explain how much faster and tougher this is," he says of the experience of being both back in a World Rally Car, and being in one in Finland.
"I cannot explain how much faster and tougher this is," he says of the experience of being both back in a World Rally Car, and being in one in Finland.
WRC - Finland: A smooth stage for Evans, a very tentative stage for Solberg as he's had so many punctures today he barely has any tyres left, and now Hanninen comes through 4s off the pace with his intermittent power steering troubles continuing.
European F3 - Red Bull Ring: We've just had an absolutely thrilling qualifying session at the Red Bull Ring, with Esteban Ocon pipping Max Verstappen, Tom Blomqvist and Antonio Giovinazzi after a four-way fight. Stay tuned for our story...
WRC - Finland: Meeke only fourth quickest, but that still adds four tenths to his gap over Ogier, which is now 2.2s
"I'd quite like to go back round to the startline and have another go at it..." reckons the Citroen man.
"I'd quite like to go back round to the startline and have another go at it..." reckons the Citroen man.
WRC - Finland: Hirvonen is third quickest with a 3m49.4s, four tenths down on Ostberg. He reckons that is the "absolute maximum" the Ford is capable of.
WRC - Finland: And Ostberg does take a little under two seconds out of the gap to Mikkelsen ahead.
WRC - Finland: A little mistake for Mikkelsen that he reckons cost him a second. He's 2.4s down on Latvala at the end.
That shouldn't be too costly but he's only narrowly ahead of Ostberg and Hirvonen in that very close fight for fourth.
That shouldn't be too costly but he's only narrowly ahead of Ostberg and Hirvonen in that very close fight for fourth.
Stopwatch
WRC - Finland: Even though this stage is just 4.785 miles, Latvala still adds another second and a half to his advantage over Ogier.
WRC - Finland: Ogier comes through Painaa with a time of 3m50.0s.
He doesn't think road conditions have been too bad for him on this one, and he's defiant about his performance today.
"It's been a frustrating afternoon for me, but I'm still happy with what I've done - it's been quite a good job."
He doesn't think road conditions have been too bad for him on this one, and he's defiant about his performance today.
"It's been a frustrating afternoon for me, but I'm still happy with what I've done - it's been quite a good job."
NASCAR - Pocono: Opening practice for the Sprint Cup's second Pocono visit of the year has just finished, and Kurt Busch set the pace ahead of Penske pair Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano, then rookie sensation Kyle Larson.
Qualifying for Sunday's race takes place later today.
Qualifying for Sunday's race takes place later today.
WRC - Finland: Two more stages to go this evening, first up is today's second visit to Painaa, which is moments away from beginning.
Breaking news
WRC - Finland - SS11 summary:
* Ogier struggles on the loose gravel and falls to third behind Meeke
* Latvala establishes 18.3s lead
* Mikkelsen jumps past Ostberg and Hirvonen into fourth
* Prokop retires, elevating Breen into the points in 10th
* Ogier struggles on the loose gravel and falls to third behind Meeke
* Latvala establishes 18.3s lead
* Mikkelsen jumps past Ostberg and Hirvonen into fourth
* Prokop retires, elevating Breen into the points in 10th
Checkered flag
WRC - Finland - SS11 results:
Stage times:
1 Latvala 10m22.1s
2 Mikkelsen +1.0s
3 Meeke +3.7s
4 Hirvonen +6.8s
5 Ogier +8.3s
6 Ostberg +8.4s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Latvala
2 Meeke +18.3s
3 Ogier +20.1s
4 Mikkelsen +1m01.6s
5 Ostberg +1m03.9s
= Hirvonen +1m03.9s
Stage times:
1 Latvala 10m22.1s
2 Mikkelsen +1.0s
3 Meeke +3.7s
4 Hirvonen +6.8s
5 Ogier +8.3s
6 Ostberg +8.4s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Latvala
2 Meeke +18.3s
3 Ogier +20.1s
4 Mikkelsen +1m01.6s
5 Ostberg +1m03.9s
= Hirvonen +1m03.9s
WRC - Finland: Hanninen's power steering worries are getting a bit worse and his pace isn't as startling as it was straight out of service. He still took another 5s out of the gap to Evans in eighth, though.
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WRC - Finland: Kubica has been explaining his crash this morning, and as usual it's a pretty thoughtful and interesting description, so here it is in full:
"On a quick section one and a half kilometres into the stage [SS5] there was a wrong pacenote. It said 'six-left-plus-long-over-crest' so I went in at full throttle and high speed. Unfortunately one piece of information was missing - that it unloads the car – so it [the car] took off the road and I went too wide.
"I went onto the grass. Nothing would have happened if there was a bit of a straight afterwards. Unfortunately the road went right, and we were deeply on the inside of the corner. We were thrown to the outside and we hit something with the left front. The car did a full spin in the air and we landed on the other side of the road. Luckily the damage wasn't too severe, but it was too much to continue.
"The biggest problem in that situation was an unloaded car because of the crest. I hadn't noticed that during recce; I only noticed when we were there at full speed. It is very difficult to foresee these things as I am not experienced enough to know for sure which crests will unload the car. But on the other hand If you want to drive with good pace it would be difficult to slow down before every sixth-gear corner because there are so many of them here.
"I regret all the mileage I lost today. Yesterday we were taking no risks and we were driving very well. Today, while doing the same, we finished far too early. Tomorrow we just have to continue with the same attitude."
"On a quick section one and a half kilometres into the stage [SS5] there was a wrong pacenote. It said 'six-left-plus-long-over-crest' so I went in at full throttle and high speed. Unfortunately one piece of information was missing - that it unloads the car – so it [the car] took off the road and I went too wide.
"I went onto the grass. Nothing would have happened if there was a bit of a straight afterwards. Unfortunately the road went right, and we were deeply on the inside of the corner. We were thrown to the outside and we hit something with the left front. The car did a full spin in the air and we landed on the other side of the road. Luckily the damage wasn't too severe, but it was too much to continue.
"The biggest problem in that situation was an unloaded car because of the crest. I hadn't noticed that during recce; I only noticed when we were there at full speed. It is very difficult to foresee these things as I am not experienced enough to know for sure which crests will unload the car. But on the other hand If you want to drive with good pace it would be difficult to slow down before every sixth-gear corner because there are so many of them here.
"I regret all the mileage I lost today. Yesterday we were taking no risks and we were driving very well. Today, while doing the same, we finished far too early. Tomorrow we just have to continue with the same attitude."
WRC - Finland: Prokop has stopped on the stage. He'd been running at the tail end of the points-scorers.
That could elevate Breen into the top 10.
That could elevate Breen into the top 10.
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WRC - Finland: Meeke is now 1.8s ahead of Ogier... and quite surprised.
"It's a little bit crazy! I didn't expect it.
"I'm starting to understand this car and it's working really well. Last year my first event in this car and I didn't have much experience. This year I'm making it work."
Is he benefiting from running a long way down the start order?
"I don't think there's much road cleaning at all. I just have to take the road position I've got and make best use of it."
"It's a little bit crazy! I didn't expect it.
"I'm starting to understand this car and it's working really well. Last year my first event in this car and I didn't have much experience. This year I'm making it work."
Is he benefiting from running a long way down the start order?
"I don't think there's much road cleaning at all. I just have to take the road position I've got and make best use of it."
WRC - Finland: Meeke completes the stage and he's taken second place!
Breaking news
WRC - Finland: Back in service, M-Sport has completed repairs to Kubica's Ford after his crash this morning. He will rejoin under Rally2 tomorrow...
...but he will have about 45 minutes of penalties so is unlikely to even be in the top 50 overall.
...but he will have about 45 minutes of penalties so is unlikely to even be in the top 50 overall.
WRC - Finland: Mikkelsen is currently second fastest, and that could gain him two places with Hirvonen slightly off the pace and Ostberg having his set-up issues.
Hirvonen and Ostberg are actually tied on identical times for fifth place now, while Mikkelsen has vaulted them into fourth.
Hirvonen and Ostberg are actually tied on identical times for fifth place now, while Mikkelsen has vaulted them into fourth.
WRC - Finland: Ostberg is eight seconds down on Latvala, which is a similar pace to Ogier, but the Citroen driver is pretty underwhelmed, feeling his ride-height was too low for that stage.
WRC - Finland: Early splits suggest Meeke might take second from Ogier on this stage too.
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WRC - Finland: Latvala doesn't agree with his team-mate's view...
"OK in some places, for sure he's losing out [due to road position]. But also it can be a mental thing - if you think it's because you're first on the road then you lose even more.
"For sure we were pushing really hard. I can't take that many risks on every stage, but it was a good one.
"I'm just thinking about my driving, and now it's working."
"OK in some places, for sure he's losing out [due to road position]. But also it can be a mental thing - if you think it's because you're first on the road then you lose even more.
"For sure we were pushing really hard. I can't take that many risks on every stage, but it was a good one.
"I'm just thinking about my driving, and now it's working."
Stopwatch
WRC - Finland: The top two VWs finish the stage and Latvala is a massive 8.3s faster, taking his lead up to 20.1s.
"What can I do?" asks Ogier, who is adamant that time loss comes from him running first on the road.
"What can I do?" asks Ogier, who is adamant that time loss comes from him running first on the road.
Stopwatch
WRC - Finland: Three quarters of the way through the stage and Latvala is now 6.6s up on Ogier - this could take his lead to nearly 20s...
Stopwatch
WRC - Finland: Kakaristo is the stage where Latvala did the most damage in his battle with Ogier during the morning, and he's made a superb start again - outpacing his team-mate by 3.5s at the first split.
Breaking news
WRC - Finland - SS10 summary:
* Latvala brings overall lead up to 11.8s
* Meeke closes to within 2.8s of Ogier for second
* Hirvonen spins and drops to fifth behind Ostberg
* Hanninen has power steering worries but still closes on Evans for eighth
And SS11 is beginning right now...
* Latvala brings overall lead up to 11.8s
* Meeke closes to within 2.8s of Ogier for second
* Hirvonen spins and drops to fifth behind Ostberg
* Hanninen has power steering worries but still closes on Evans for eighth
And SS11 is beginning right now...
Checkered flag
WRC - Finland - SS10 results:
Stage times:
1 Latvala 10m38.3s
2 Meeke +2.0s
3 Ostberg +2.4s
4 Ogier +4.0s
5 Mikkelsen +6.7s
6 Hanninen +8.2s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Latvala
2 Ogier +11.8s
3 Meeke +14.6s
4 Ostberg +55.5s
5 Hirvonen +57.1s
6 Mikkelsen +1m00.6s
Stage times:
1 Latvala 10m38.3s
2 Meeke +2.0s
3 Ostberg +2.4s
4 Ogier +4.0s
5 Mikkelsen +6.7s
6 Hanninen +8.2s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Latvala
2 Ogier +11.8s
3 Meeke +14.6s
4 Ostberg +55.5s
5 Hirvonen +57.1s
6 Mikkelsen +1m00.6s
Checkered flag
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Ryan Hunter-Reay goes to the top right at the end with a 1m06.5316s, and the chequered flag brings the morning to a close. If every session is going to be like that, we're going to need a lot more coffee.
WRC - Finland: As the regular game of WRC timing system bingo unfolds, we can let you know that Hanninen took 6s out of the gap to Evans on that one.
Full results in just a moment...
Full results in just a moment...
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: Simon Pagenaud goes to P1 at 1m06.6731s.
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