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Welcome back to Race Centre Live's coverage. This afternoon we've got Rally Poland restarting in just a few minutes as well as GP2 and GP3 from Silverstone and Blancpain Sprint updates from Moscow.
With the rally cars at service, it's time for a break on this side of AUTOSPORT Live, though our F1 service will be along to cover British Grand Prix qualifying soon.
We'll be back here from 2.30pm UK time for the next Rally Poland loop plus GP2 and GP3 from Silverstone, and Blancpain Sprint updates from Moscow.
In the meantime, more from DAVID EVANS and his travels in Poland...
Storks: These things are everywhere and they're fine when they're on the nest and out of the way, but when they fly up in front of the car, it's very easy to mistake them for an Airbus A380. Seriously, they are that big. Obviously, they're not that big, but they're not small.
We'll be back here from 2.30pm UK time for the next Rally Poland loop plus GP2 and GP3 from Silverstone, and Blancpain Sprint updates from Moscow.
In the meantime, more from DAVID EVANS and his travels in Poland...
Storks
Storks: These things are everywhere and they're fine when they're on the nest and out of the way, but when they fly up in front of the car, it's very easy to mistake them for an Airbus A380. Seriously, they are that big. Obviously, they're not that big, but they're not small.
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WRC - Poland - SS13 summary:
* Ogier fastest and extends outright lead to 7.2s
* Tanak retakes third from Latvala
* Neuville has a good run and gains on Paddon for fifth
* Abbring spends a while off the road and falls to 16th
* Ogier fastest and extends outright lead to 7.2s
* Tanak retakes third from Latvala
* Neuville has a good run and gains on Paddon for fifth
* Abbring spends a while off the road and falls to 16th
Checkered flag
WRC - Poland - SS13 results:
Stage times:
1 Ogier 11m11.7s
2 Tanak +3.7s
3 Mikkelsen +4.1s
4 Neuville +4.4s
5 Latvala +5.9s
6 Kubica +8.1s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Ogier
2 Mikkelsen +7.2s
3 Tanak +20.0s
4 Latvala +20.1s
5 Paddon +51.5s
6 Neuville +1m02.5s
7 Kubica +1m15.6s
8 Meeke +1m33.4s
9 Ostberg +1m49.9s
10 Sordo +2m00.5s
Stage times:
1 Ogier 11m11.7s
2 Tanak +3.7s
3 Mikkelsen +4.1s
4 Neuville +4.4s
5 Latvala +5.9s
6 Kubica +8.1s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Ogier
2 Mikkelsen +7.2s
3 Tanak +20.0s
4 Latvala +20.1s
5 Paddon +51.5s
6 Neuville +1m02.5s
7 Kubica +1m15.6s
8 Meeke +1m33.4s
9 Ostberg +1m49.9s
10 Sordo +2m00.5s
WRC - Poland: Abbring explains that the damage came from a heavy landing on the previous stage, and that he had to remove a load of front bodywork before this one to prevent the radiator being blocked.
But he's also been off the road on this one and got stuck for a couple of minutes.
But he's also been off the road on this one and got stuck for a couple of minutes.
Crash
WRC - Poland: Abbring is coming through the stage with a fair amount of the front of his Hyundai missing...
WRC - Poland: AUTOSPORT Live's underdog hero radar is pointing at Lappi right now.
The WRC2 leader is ahead of Abbring's World Rally Car and chasing Prokop's for 11th, and he's quicker than both his higher-class rivals so far on this stage. And he's left the rest of the WRC2 field standing.
With the ERC not the strongest series right now, it can be hard to judge the quality of its stars. But there can be no doubt about the calibre of Lappi's performance in WRC2 this weekend - the ERC's 2014 champion is flying.
The WRC2 leader is ahead of Abbring's World Rally Car and chasing Prokop's for 11th, and he's quicker than both his higher-class rivals so far on this stage. And he's left the rest of the WRC2 field standing.
With the ERC not the strongest series right now, it can be hard to judge the quality of its stars. But there can be no doubt about the calibre of Lappi's performance in WRC2 this weekend - the ERC's 2014 champion is flying.
WRC - Poland: Here's Kubica. He's sixth fastest on the stage so stays seventh overall, losing a bit of ground to Neuville ahead after that great run from the Hyundai here.
WRC - Poland: There have been times when Tanak has had problems - such as his tyre and brake worries yesterday and today's early spin - when it looked like he might come under threat from the Hyundais behind. But that's basically sorted now, after this performance he's half a minute clear of Paddon in fifth.
WRC - Poland: Tanak is second quickest on the stage behind Ogier, and now trails the leader by precisely 20s.
But he's ahead of one VW (by 0.1s) and 12.8s behind Mikkelsen's in second.
But he's ahead of one VW (by 0.1s) and 12.8s behind Mikkelsen's in second.
WRC - Poland: Tanak is through and he takes third from Latvala by a tenth of a second!
WRC - Poland: Better for Tanak later on the stage, he's now picking up about a second on nearest rival Latvala, who he's chasing for third overall.
WRC - Poland: Tanak's early times are in, and he's a second or so slower than the VWs on the opening splits.
Kubica's flying - he matches Neuville and Mikkelsen (the fastest men there) at split one.
Kubica's flying - he matches Neuville and Mikkelsen (the fastest men there) at split one.
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WRC - Poland: Paddon comes in 6s slower than Neuville, so his team-mate has closed to within 11s of his fifth place.
"We struggled a lot, especially with the ruts on the last part," says Paddon. "We just haven't got the experience there."
The third Hyundai of Sordo has fallen 10.6s adrift of Ostberg for ninth with a disappointing run on this one.
"We struggled a lot, especially with the ruts on the last part," says Paddon. "We just haven't got the experience there."
The third Hyundai of Sordo has fallen 10.6s adrift of Ostberg for ninth with a disappointing run on this one.
WRC - Poland: Looks like Neuville will definitely nibble a bit back from Paddon for fifth here and that Ostberg will pull away from Sordo in ninth.
But for the big stuff (the podium) all our eyes are on Tanak. There's a VW 1-2-3 to be interrupted, Ott, and it's all on you. He's on the stage now.
But for the big stuff (the podium) all our eyes are on Tanak. There's a VW 1-2-3 to be interrupted, Ott, and it's all on you. He's on the stage now.
WRC - Poland: Neuville is third quickest on the stage so far, just four tenths off Mikkelsen.
Looks like that will help him come back at Paddon for fifth, though he had a 17s gap to close there.
Looks like that will help him come back at Paddon for fifth, though he had a 17s gap to close there.
WRC - Poland: Further back, Neuville is on a similar pace to Latvala, but we won't know what that means overall till Paddon is on the stage.
Similarly the VWs must wait for Tanak to get going to see how their last remaining threat is doing.
Sordo is on the course now and looks likely to drop a little further behind Ostberg in their fight for ninth.
Similarly the VWs must wait for Tanak to get going to see how their last remaining threat is doing.
Sordo is on the course now and looks likely to drop a little further behind Ostberg in their fight for ninth.
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WRC - Poland: Latvala thought that time was going to much better than it turned out:
"I can't explain it. I thought we had a good run but it looks like we had a very bad run. I can't catch them at this speed I have now.
"I think the target is now just to get on the podium in this event. I think that's the most realistic situation."
"I can't explain it. I thought we had a good run but it looks like we had a very bad run. I can't catch them at this speed I have now.
"I think the target is now just to get on the podium in this event. I think that's the most realistic situation."
WRC - Poland: Latvala completes with a time 5s off the pace, which means he's now 20s off the lead and has to be under threat from Tanak for third.
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WRC - Poland: Mikkelsen's verdict:
"This stage was not a really good one for us. We did a couple of mistakes and lost time towards the beginning. It was a little better to the end.
"Seb has taken some seconds here. I think it will be difficult. We will keep on trying."
"This stage was not a really good one for us. We did a couple of mistakes and lost time towards the beginning. It was a little better to the end.
"Seb has taken some seconds here. I think it will be difficult. We will keep on trying."
WRC - Poland: Mikkelsen finishes the stage and he's lost 4.1s to Ogier. He looks as unhappy as you'd expect as he falls 7.2s away from his rally-leading team-mate.
WRC - Poland: Good start from Neuville, who's been falling away from Hyundai team-mate Paddon in their fight for fifth this morning. The Belgian matches Mikkelsen's pacesetting speed to split one.
WRC - Poland: A fairly contented Ostberg is through with a time 10.9s down on Ogier. He's currently just ahead in a very close fight for ninth with Sordo.
WRC - Poland: And at the final split, Mikkelsen's deficit to Ogier is up to 1.9s.
And Latvala's splits are looking like anything to alarm Ogier either.
This whole 'first on the road' thing really isn't a worry for the world champion is it?
And Latvala's splits are looking like anything to alarm Ogier either.
This whole 'first on the road' thing really isn't a worry for the world champion is it?
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WRC - Poland: Not so great for Mikkelsen at the next split, where he's two tenths slower than Ogier.
And Ogier's at the stage finish and feeling perky:
"Very happy. It was a great loop this morning for us. I expected better conditions because we did part of this stage yesterday in the opposite direction, but it was quite slippery. I'm very happy with my drive."
And Ogier's at the stage finish and feeling perky:
"Very happy. It was a great loop this morning for us. I expected better conditions because we did part of this stage yesterday in the opposite direction, but it was quite slippery. I'm very happy with my drive."
WRC - Poland: Reasonable start for Mikkelsen, he picks up four tenths from Ogier at the first split.
But if this is the last stage where running first on the road is hampering Ogier, then Mikkelsen really needs to do something dramatic or his team-mate will be in runaway mode this afternoon.
But if this is the last stage where running first on the road is hampering Ogier, then Mikkelsen really needs to do something dramatic or his team-mate will be in runaway mode this afternoon.
WRC - Poland: This is what Meeke's nearly-wed co-driver Nagle thinks of the morning's final stage:
SS13 Paprotki (14.38 miles)
This is the only stage run once today – but we have already used 14 kilometres (8.69 miles) of it as SS3 yesterday. But this time we're going through it in the opposite direction.
Even though we're going a different way, you still remember the corners and it feels more familiar, you have an idea of what's going on with the surface.
The only thing you have to look out for when we're running a stage in reverse is the way the ruts come in the road, they're not always in the place that you expect them.
The start of this one's really fast and we went well there yesterday – it's a nice one.
SS13 Paprotki (14.38 miles)
This is the only stage run once today – but we have already used 14 kilometres (8.69 miles) of it as SS3 yesterday. But this time we're going through it in the opposite direction.
Even though we're going a different way, you still remember the corners and it feels more familiar, you have an idea of what's going on with the surface.
The only thing you have to look out for when we're running a stage in reverse is the way the ruts come in the road, they're not always in the place that you expect them.
The start of this one's really fast and we went well there yesterday – it's a nice one.
BSS - Moscow: Five laps into the race, and Catsburg's Lambo is 2.2s up on Siedler's Ferrari. The championship-leading WRT Audi of Vanthoor and Frijns is a lap down after the former sustained a puncture after contact at the start.
Lights out
WRC - Poland: And now back to Poland, where the final stage of the morning loop is about to begin.
One last chance for Mikkelsen, Latvala and Tanak to gain ground while Ogier is properly disadvantaged.
One last chance for Mikkelsen, Latvala and Tanak to gain ground while Ogier is properly disadvantaged.
Not long to go until Rally Poland resumes, but first some tantalising news from elsewhere in motorsport.
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The inaugural FIA GT World Cup in Macau this November should have a 21-car field comprising high-quality entries from seven different manufacturers and an all-professional driver line-up, says organiser Stephane Ratel:
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WRC - Poland: While his mind was firmly on the job in hand today (that is co-driving Kris Meeke, not being AUTOSPORT Race Centre Live's guide to the stages…), Paul Nagle admitted he had given thought to a fairly momentous occasion, which is just six days away – he's getting married.
Killarney's the place to be next Friday, followed by Las Vegas and Mexico. And Finland.
Killarney's the place to be next Friday, followed by Las Vegas and Mexico. And Finland.
WRC - Poland: Now we've moved onto a bit of history – of which this area is absolutely full – we should mention the Ketrzyn, about a 15-minute drive north of the service park.
Known as Rastenburg when this area was East Prussia (that changed in 1945), the woods just outside the town is where Adolf Hitler's military headquarters were based – the so-called Wolfsschanze, Wolf's Lair.
Known as Rastenburg when this area was East Prussia (that changed in 1945), the woods just outside the town is where Adolf Hitler's military headquarters were based – the so-called Wolfsschanze, Wolf's Lair.
WRC - Poland: The all-important heli-cam made for an interesting wake-up call for the snoozier residents of Hotel Golebiewski this morning.
The 689-room hotel's a bit of an odd place. Odd but fascinating. Built in 1991 as Poland eased itself into a post-communist era, you get the feeling old habits died hard for local architects.
The 689-room hotel's a bit of an odd place. Odd but fascinating. Built in 1991 as Poland eased itself into a post-communist era, you get the feeling old habits died hard for local architects.
WRC Poland helicopter
Breaking news
WRC - Poland - SS12 summary:
* Ott Tanak hitting his stride, winning the stage.
* Ogier improves to second
* Latvala edging closer to Mikkelsen, gap of 11.1s
*Kubica falls back slightly, ninth in the stage and seventh overall.
* Ott Tanak hitting his stride, winning the stage.
* Ogier improves to second
* Latvala edging closer to Mikkelsen, gap of 11.1s
*Kubica falls back slightly, ninth in the stage and seventh overall.
Ott Tanak, M-Sport Ford, WRC Poland 2015
Checkered flag
WRC - Poland: With the third morning stage complete, here's how the leaderboard is looking:
Stage times:
1 Tanak 10m24.8s
2 Ogier +1.2s
3 Latvala +1.6s
4 Mikkelsen +2.0s
5 Paddon +5.3s
6 Meeke +6.0s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Ogier
2 Mikkelsen +3.1s
3 Latvala +14.2s
4 Tanak +16.3s
5 Paddon +41.1s
6 Neuville +58.1s
7 Kubica +1m7.5s
8 Meeke +1m24.9s
9 Ostberg +1m39.5s
10 Sordo +1m40.4s
Stage times:
1 Tanak 10m24.8s
2 Ogier +1.2s
3 Latvala +1.6s
4 Mikkelsen +2.0s
5 Paddon +5.3s
6 Meeke +6.0s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Ogier
2 Mikkelsen +3.1s
3 Latvala +14.2s
4 Tanak +16.3s
5 Paddon +41.1s
6 Neuville +58.1s
7 Kubica +1m7.5s
8 Meeke +1m24.9s
9 Ostberg +1m39.5s
10 Sordo +1m40.4s
WRC - Poland: Kubica comes through in ninth overall, not as impressive as his earlier running today.
WRC - Poland: Abbring has had a heavy nose landing on one of the jumps and he's lost time between the first and second splits.
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