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FR3.5 - Moscow: Amberg is still chipping away at Sirotkin out front - surely he's not going to be able to rob the Sauber F1 test driver of a maiden victory on home soil?
Fantin sits in a lonely third, while Jaafar is giving Merhi a very hard time for fourth place.
Sainz is just about matching the pace of the leaders as he recovers from his clash with Rowland, while Gasly (one lap down) is the fastest man on track by a clear margin at the moment.
Fantin sits in a lonely third, while Jaafar is giving Merhi a very hard time for fourth place.
Sainz is just about matching the pace of the leaders as he recovers from his clash with Rowland, while Gasly (one lap down) is the fastest man on track by a clear margin at the moment.
Moto2 - Assen: West has good form at Assen, having won here in the 250cc class back in 2003.
Moto2 - Assen: West is having a great race so far. The Aussie started 23rd and is now up to third, behind Corsi and Lowes.
Moto2 - Assen: Rabat is running in eighth at the moment. He's trailing team-mate Kallio by 0.252s.
Moto2 - Assen: All riders who had been on slicks have been coming into the pits. Some are returning on wets. The order with 21 laps still to go:
1 Corsi; 2 Lowes; 3 Simon; 4 West; 5 Luthi; 6 Vinales.
1 Corsi; 2 Lowes; 3 Simon; 4 West; 5 Luthi; 6 Vinales.
Crash
FR3.5 - Moscow: Title rivals Sainz and Rowland have collided! As if it wasn't bad enough that they were fighting for 17th place...
A distant replay shows Rowland dived to the inside of Sainz and their cars made contact side-to-side at the final, but it's not clear enough to suggest if anyone was at fault.
Rowland's race has ended in the gravel, while Sainz is still running, and ironically (due to clear track) he's set his fastest lap of the race so far.
A distant replay shows Rowland dived to the inside of Sainz and their cars made contact side-to-side at the final, but it's not clear enough to suggest if anyone was at fault.
Rowland's race has ended in the gravel, while Sainz is still running, and ironically (due to clear track) he's set his fastest lap of the race so far.
WRC - Poland: We have a long break between Goldap and the next stage, Baranowo, but no service yet - that comes in the slightly shorter gap between Baranowo and the re-run of Chimielewo.
That means Latvala is having to work frantically on the road section to lash his VW's front suspension back up.
And Kubica is nervous too: with two damaged tyres from this morning, and rules now banning three-wheeled limps down road sections, he's got to be gentle through the next stage.
But the people under most pressure might be the timekeepers. As everyone in the Hanninen/Hirvonen/Neuville/Kubica group lost time due to Evans/allegedly over-cautious marshals, that one should be pretty simple to untangle.
The big call to get right is what to award Ogier for the stage after he pulled up and stopped at Ostberg's crash.
That means Latvala is having to work frantically on the road section to lash his VW's front suspension back up.
And Kubica is nervous too: with two damaged tyres from this morning, and rules now banning three-wheeled limps down road sections, he's got to be gentle through the next stage.
But the people under most pressure might be the timekeepers. As everyone in the Hanninen/Hirvonen/Neuville/Kubica group lost time due to Evans/allegedly over-cautious marshals, that one should be pretty simple to untangle.
The big call to get right is what to award Ogier for the stage after he pulled up and stopped at Ostberg's crash.
FR3.5 - Moscow: After Sirotkin's storming first couple of laps, he's now getting dragged back in by Amberg. The gap has gone from 1.8s to 1.2s in the last three laps.
With no points at stake, title rivals Rowland and Sainz are having a good dice at the back. So far the Spaniard has been able to keep the feisty Briton at bay.
With no points at stake, title rivals Rowland and Sainz are having a good dice at the back. So far the Spaniard has been able to keep the feisty Briton at bay.
Rain
Moto2 - Assen: And here comes a few more spots of rain! Lowes has gained two places on the opening lap and takes the lead, ahead of Corsi and Kallio.
Lights out
Moto2 - Assen: It's a great start by Rabat, who leads ahead of Lowes as Aegerter drops to third as they enter Turn 1 for the first time.
Moto2 - Assen: Championship leader Rabat leads the field away on the warm-up lap. Aegerter is gambling on a front wet and a rear slick set-up. Will it pay off?
Lights out
FR3.5 - Moscow: Sirotkin asserts himself immediately, pulling out nearly a couple of seconds in the opening two laps over Amberg, Fantin, and a fierce fight for fourth between Merhi and Jaafar.
Sainz and Rowland started the race from the pits and are on the tail of the field, while Gasly rejoined one lap down.
Sainz and Rowland started the race from the pits and are on the tail of the field, while Gasly rejoined one lap down.
Moto2 - Assen: Rabat showed good race pace during practice, although he did have an issue in FP1 and rode the wrong way down the pitlane which resulted in a fine from race direction. Naughty boy.
Yellow flag
FR3.5 - Moscow: Drama for all three of the championship leaders here! Gasly, Rowland and Sainz have all stalled on the grid.
The field is sent away for another formation lap, while the main men in the title race are pushed into the pits.
The field is sent away for another formation lap, while the main men in the title race are pushed into the pits.
Checkered flag
DTM - Norisring: The second free practice session is done, and Mercedes is still on top! Robert Wickens set the pace this time out, with a best of 48.210s. He was a whopping 0.095s clear of Mike Rockenfeller.
Qualifying is coming up at 2:50pm local time (1:50pm in the UK).
Qualifying is coming up at 2:50pm local time (1:50pm in the UK).
Moto2 - Assen: It is going to be a tough race for the Moto2 riders today. The track is wet in one half and dry in the other, but has been declared a wet race.
Green flag
FR3.5 - Moscow: Formation lap is underway, and everyone gets off the line cleanly. Sirotkin leads the pack around as they fight to get some tyre temperature on a chilly day in Russia.
Checkered flag
WRC - Poland: This is what the timing screens say, but don't take it too seriously. Pretty much everyone who didn't have a problem on that stage is going to be asking for time back because they slowed due to someone who did.
SS14 times:
1 Mikkelsen 17m24.2s
2 Ogier +18.5s
3 Hanninen +23.4s
4 Neuville +25.0s
5 Hirvonen +27.3s
6 Kubica +30.7s
Leaderboard:
1 Mikkelsen
2 Ogier +4.3s
3 Latvala +59.8s
4 Hanninen +1m29.3s
5 Hirvonen +1m43.6s
6 Neuville +1m51.9s
7 Kubica +2m01.3s
SS14 times:
1 Mikkelsen 17m24.2s
2 Ogier +18.5s
3 Hanninen +23.4s
4 Neuville +25.0s
5 Hirvonen +27.3s
6 Kubica +30.7s
Leaderboard:
1 Mikkelsen
2 Ogier +4.3s
3 Latvala +59.8s
4 Hanninen +1m29.3s
5 Hirvonen +1m43.6s
6 Neuville +1m51.9s
7 Kubica +2m01.3s
Moto2 - Assen: So as we were saying before that downpour... Rabat currently leads the championship and will continue to do so after today's race thanks to his 34-point lead over Marc VDS team-mate Mika Kallio.
1 Esteve Rabat 149
2 Mika Kallio 115
3 Maverick Viñales 89
4 Dominique Ägerter 71
5 Simone Corsi 66
6 Luis Salom 59
(25 points for a win)
Full Moto2 statistics on FORIX
1 Esteve Rabat 149
2 Mika Kallio 115
3 Maverick Viñales 89
4 Dominique Ägerter 71
5 Simone Corsi 66
6 Luis Salom 59
(25 points for a win)
Full Moto2 statistics on FORIX
Crash
WRC - Poland: More information on Ostberg - he hit a rock and rolled at the same place as Evans. He's out of third place.
WRC - Poland: Mikkelsen has taken the lead back again, but only because Ogier had to slow because Ostberg's crashed car was blocking the stage.
So on paper Mikkelsen is 4.3s ahead of Ogier, but expect that to change.
So on paper Mikkelsen is 4.3s ahead of Ogier, but expect that to change.
BES - Paul Ricard: Still looking good for ART's McLaren into Q3, with Alvaro Parente now in the car and on provisional pole ahead of Stef Dusseldorp in the HTP Mercedes and Chris Buncombe in the RJN Nissan.
Moto2 - Assen: Riders leave the pitlane once again as the sun tries to break through the clouds.
FR3.5 - Moscow: Not long to go until the first race in Russia is go. It's cool and windy, and Sauber F1 reserve Sergey Sirotkin sits on pole for his home race.
In the title race, points leader Carlos Sainz Jr is a surprising 16th, while his main rivals are second (Pierre Gasly) and sixth (Oliver Rowland).
In the title race, points leader Carlos Sainz Jr is a surprising 16th, while his main rivals are second (Pierre Gasly) and sixth (Oliver Rowland).
WRX - Kouvola: British driver Liam Doran was unofficially fastest in the opening practice session at Kouvola ahead of Timmy Hansen and Pontus Tidemand.
Petter Solberg was fourth. The Norwegian and Hansen doing their final runs in wet conditions, although the rain didn't last for long.
Marklund Motorsport drivers Anton Marklund and Toomas Heikkinen rounded out the top six.
Petter Solberg was fourth. The Norwegian and Hansen doing their final runs in wet conditions, although the rain didn't last for long.
Marklund Motorsport drivers Anton Marklund and Toomas Heikkinen rounded out the top six.
WRC - Poland: Latvala's broken suspension was fortunately not too costly in time terms. He only lost 14s to Ogier as it happened so close to the finish.
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WRC - Poland: M-Sport confirms that Evans's problem was a crash. The crew are trying to repair the car and get going again.
Crash
WRC - Poland: So the drivers in third, fourth and fifth have all had major problems on this stage, and everyone from sixth to ninth was delayed slowing for an incident for the man who had been 10th and they'll all be asking for time back from the stewards.
Moto2 - Assen: This delay won't have an impact on the length of the race, which will run to the full distance of 24 laps.
Stopwatch
WRC - Poland: Ogier has completed the stage with the fastest time so far, and he will have passed Ostberg.
WRC - Poland: Now third-placed Ostberg is stopped on the stage on the tracking system!
Moto2 - Assen: Pitlane will reopen in 10 minutes, with a 10-minute period for sighting laps.
Crash
WRC - Poland: Meeke makes it through with a puncture, but he thought it was going to be worse.
"I thought the damper was finished - I hit a bump and jumped into a field. I thought it was completely smashed but fortunately we have a strong car.
"But I did get a puncture in the incident and I just tried to come to the finish."
"I thought the damper was finished - I hit a bump and jumped into a field. I thought it was completely smashed but fortunately we have a strong car.
"But I did get a puncture in the incident and I just tried to come to the finish."
Moto2 - Assen: The bikes come off the grid and everyone is taking cover. This delay is obviously good news for Rabat.
Crash
WRC - Poland: Latvala completes the stage with clear suspension damage.
"We caught Kris at the end of the stage, he was driving slowly so we had some difficulties with that.
"Then when we passed him, there was a stone or something that we hit really, really hard and the damper came through the bonnet."
"We caught Kris at the end of the stage, he was driving slowly so we had some difficulties with that.
"Then when we passed him, there was a stone or something that we hit really, really hard and the damper came through the bonnet."
Moto2 - Assen: Frantic work going on as emergency repairs are being made to Rabat's bike. It's hailing now and the start of the race has been delayed.
WRC - Poland: Meeke's time loss is increasing, he's 1m40s off the pace at the later splits and Latvala is catching him on the stage.
WRC - Poland: Hanninen comes through with the fastest time so far, on current results at least.
"There were some marshals slowing us down as well, I don't know if the other guys were coming through too fast?" says Hanninen, who also reports an issue with one of his Hyundai's doors.
"There were some marshals slowing us down as well, I don't know if the other guys were coming through too fast?" says Hanninen, who also reports an issue with one of his Hyundai's doors.
Moto2 - Assen: Rabat comes back into the pitlane so the Marc VDS crew can look over his bike.
Crash
Moto2 - Assen: Speaking of Rabat... he just had an off during his reconnaissance lap! It's absolutely tipping it down on the back-half of the track.
By: Dan Cross, Matt Beer, Marcus Simmons, Glenn Freeman, Andrew van Leeuwen, Sam Smith, Kevin Turner, David Evans, Mark Glendenning, Charles Bradley, AUTOSPORT staff
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