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WRC - Poland: Tanak is top of another stage, this time with a good lead of 1.2s on Ogier.
His third place overall is edging closer to Mikkelsen, he's now 11.1s off second.
"This place was quite tricky and surprising in places but I had a good run, said Tanak. "I need to keep this up and see where we are."
His third place overall is edging closer to Mikkelsen, he's now 11.1s off second.
"This place was quite tricky and surprising in places but I had a good run, said Tanak. "I need to keep this up and see where we are."
WRC - Poland: Prokop's rear left of his car is spitting oil out of its breather, but it doesn't seem to be affecting him.
He ends up 10th.
He ends up 10th.
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WRC - Poland: Paddon: "I'm looking at Thierry Neuville's times first."
He'll be happy then, he's regularly getting the better of his team-mate now and has a 17.0s lead on him.
He'll be happy then, he's regularly getting the better of his team-mate now and has a 17.0s lead on him.
WRC - Poland: Paddon is through next and goes fourth, 4.1 off Ogier.
The New Zealander is finding some consistency today.
Tanak is out, 0.3s slower than Ogier in the first split.
The New Zealander is finding some consistency today.
Tanak is out, 0.3s slower than Ogier in the first split.
WRC - Poland: Kris Meeke has crossed in fourth, 4.8s off the lead.
"I'm not going steady, I'm pushing and searching for a rhythm," he said. He's not too happy at the suggestions he's going conservative and steady.
"I'm not going steady, I'm pushing and searching for a rhythm," he said. He's not too happy at the suggestions he's going conservative and steady.
WRC - Poland: Thierry Neuville has finished in fifth and he claims that someone's lines indicate that they hit the ditches.
Not sure who that's aimed at, as no-one has come across with apparent damage or significant time loss.
Not sure who that's aimed at, as no-one has come across with apparent damage or significant time loss.
BSS - Moscow: Markus Winkelhock will contest today's two races alone in the Phoenix Audi because Niki Mayr-Melnhof has had to return home for family reasons.
Winkelhock will be ineligible for points, as will Phoenix in the teams' championship. The driver-change element of the pitstop in BSS should be completed before all four wheels have been changed, so it is not the advantage that you might think.
Winkelhock will be ineligible for points, as will Phoenix in the teams' championship. The driver-change element of the pitstop in BSS should be completed before all four wheels have been changed, so it is not the advantage that you might think.
Phoenix Audi, Moscow BSS 2015
WRC - Poland: Ogier may not be running perfectly, but Latvala couldn't beat his time as he goes 0.4s slower and into second for the stage.
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WRC - Poland: Mikkelsen: "We would like to claw time back of course, the last stage was good and I was careful here and lifted enough to make the time difference between us."
Then a little dig at Ogier's perfect stage comments from this morning: "I've seen some of his lines, I wouldn't say perfect!"
Then a little dig at Ogier's perfect stage comments from this morning: "I've seen some of his lines, I wouldn't say perfect!"
WRC - Poland: Mikkelsen claws back 0.1s at the final split before then falling 0.8s short of Ogier's time.
WRC - Poland: Mikkelsen loses 0.3s at the second split as Latvala finds 0.8s at the first.
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WRC - Poland: Ogier: "I'm happy with my drive and everything is going well for me. I lost some time in the last stage and I could here too. I need to wait for better conditions"
WRC - Poland: Mikkelsen now joins the action as Ostberg is again slower than Ogier in the second split.
Crossing the line, Ostberg finishes 4.6 off the stage leader's time.
Behind him, Mikkelsen takes 1.2s off Ogier at the first split. The Norweigan is getting into a rhythm here.
Crossing the line, Ostberg finishes 4.6 off the stage leader's time.
Behind him, Mikkelsen takes 1.2s off Ogier at the first split. The Norweigan is getting into a rhythm here.
WRC - Poland: The Frenchman has set a 5m31.5 for the second split before finishing with a 7m38.7s.
WRC - Poland: Ogier sets the first split of 3m27.3 and Ostberg is 2.1s off that.
WRC - Poland: Ogier now starts the stage with Ostberg now out too.
WRC - Poland: It's the final stage of the morning imminently, SS12, and Nagle has once again given us some insight:
SS12 Swietajno (13.20 miles)
There are three or four junctions in this stage – a couple of them down by a lake which we run alongside for a while – which are on Tarmac.
You get this a lot in Poland, the junctions are asphalt before the road goes back to gravel. I’ll warn Kris of this when we’re coming with a quick: “… onto tar …” in the notes and the same when we’re going back onto gravel.
Another quick stage, we have quite a bit jump not far off the start, but it’s the finish of this one which is the best bit. Three quarters of the way through we turn onto a Finland-spec wide road and it’s fifth or sixth gear all the way to the end.
SS12 Swietajno (13.20 miles)
There are three or four junctions in this stage – a couple of them down by a lake which we run alongside for a while – which are on Tarmac.
You get this a lot in Poland, the junctions are asphalt before the road goes back to gravel. I’ll warn Kris of this when we’re coming with a quick: “… onto tar …” in the notes and the same when we’re going back onto gravel.
Another quick stage, we have quite a bit jump not far off the start, but it’s the finish of this one which is the best bit. Three quarters of the way through we turn onto a Finland-spec wide road and it’s fifth or sixth gear all the way to the end.
Breaking news
WRC - Poland - SS11 summary:
* Tanak fastest in the stage, remains fourth overall.
* Mikkelsen closes to 2.3s and Latvala 13.8s off Ogier.
* Ogier sixth in the stage
* Kubica an impressive third in penultimate stage of the morning.
* Evans retires with water pump damage after attempted repairs.
* Tanak fastest in the stage, remains fourth overall.
* Mikkelsen closes to 2.3s and Latvala 13.8s off Ogier.
* Ogier sixth in the stage
* Kubica an impressive third in penultimate stage of the morning.
* Evans retires with water pump damage after attempted repairs.
Ott Tanak, M-Sport Ford, WRC Poland 2015
Checkered flag
GP3 - Silverstone:
Qualifying result:
1 Kirchhofer 1m47.040s
2 Bernstorff +0.157s
3 Palou +0.197s
4 Parry +0.218s
5 Eriksson +0.349s
6 Ghiotto +0.562s
7 Fong +0.580s
8 Ocon +0.608s
Qualifying result:
1 Kirchhofer 1m47.040s
2 Bernstorff +0.157s
3 Palou +0.197s
4 Parry +0.218s
5 Eriksson +0.349s
6 Ghiotto +0.562s
7 Fong +0.580s
8 Ocon +0.608s
Checkered flag
WRC - Poland:
Stage times:
1 Tanak 6m07.7s
2 Mikkelsen +0.2s
3 Kubica +2.1s
4 Latvala +2.4s
5 Paddon +2..8s
6. Ogier +3.0s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Ogier
2 Mikkelsen +2.3s
3 Latvala +13.8s
4 Tanak +17.5s
5 Paddon +37.0s
6 Neuville +52.1s
7 Kubica +58.8s
8 Meeke +1m20.1s
9 Sordo +1m28.5s
10 Ostberg +1m33.8s
Stage times:
1 Tanak 6m07.7s
2 Mikkelsen +0.2s
3 Kubica +2.1s
4 Latvala +2.4s
5 Paddon +2..8s
6. Ogier +3.0s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Ogier
2 Mikkelsen +2.3s
3 Latvala +13.8s
4 Tanak +17.5s
5 Paddon +37.0s
6 Neuville +52.1s
7 Kubica +58.8s
8 Meeke +1m20.1s
9 Sordo +1m28.5s
10 Ostberg +1m33.8s
Checkered flag
GP3 - Silverstone: The chequered flag is out and it's Marvin Kirchhofer who takes pole position for round three of the GP3 Series at Silverstone.
WRC - Poland: Bertelli comes through to complete the stage, he takes 13th. With Evans out, he's the last car to complete the stage.
GP3 - Silverstone: Provisional pole changes hands yet again! Kirchhofer sets the pace again with a 1m47.194s.
GP3 - Silverstone: Times are beginning to tumble now. Mitch Gilbert goes fastest but only briefly as Bernstorff reclaims provisional pole with a time of 1m47.275s.
WRC - Poland: Kubica was the fastest at the split, but lost some time in the second.
The lost time means he ends up third, 2.1s off Tanak after leading him by 0.3s at the split.
"There was quite a lot of cleaning," said the Pole. "I don't have a lot of precision so it was tricky in places."
The lost time means he ends up third, 2.1s off Tanak after leading him by 0.3s at the split.
"There was quite a lot of cleaning," said the Pole. "I don't have a lot of precision so it was tricky in places."
GP3 - Silverstone: Emil Bernstorff is the first man out with fresh tyres and he sets the fastest lap. He just edges out Ghiotto by 0.082s .
WRC - Poland: And Tanak has come through to lead the stage.
He sets a time of 6m07.7s, 0.2s up on Mikkelsen and 3s on Ogier.
Tanak's drawing himself closer to overall leader Ogier, now 17.5s off and 11.5s off second place Mikkelsen.
He sets a time of 6m07.7s, 0.2s up on Mikkelsen and 3s on Ogier.
Tanak's drawing himself closer to overall leader Ogier, now 17.5s off and 11.5s off second place Mikkelsen.
GP3 - Silverstone: As expected the majority of drivers have pitted for new tyres ahead of their final runs. Ghiotto still leads.
WRC - Poland: Early suggestions suggest Tanak could increase his gap if his split time is anything to go off.
He's fastest, until Robert Kubica goes by.
He's fastest, until Robert Kubica goes by.
WRC - Poland: Hayden Paddon has continued his flying start to the day, he moves to third in the stage.
He's extending his lead over team-mate Neville to 15s.
All eyes on Tanak for Paddon, who has a comfortable but not unassailable gap ahead of 16.7s.
Tanak is on the stage now.
He's extending his lead over team-mate Neville to 15s.
All eyes on Tanak for Paddon, who has a comfortable but not unassailable gap ahead of 16.7s.
Tanak is on the stage now.
GP3 - Silverstone: Luca ghiotto goes fastest with a 1m47.955s. Time are beginning to improve dramatically and the Italian is the first man to dip into the 1m47's.
WRC - Poland:
Meeke crosses the line in fourth, 5.5s off Mikkelsen's leading time, but he is the closest to the Volkswagens.
"I'm struggling to find that extra confidence on the fast roads."
Meeke crosses the line in fourth, 5.5s off Mikkelsen's leading time, but he is the closest to the Volkswagens.
"I'm struggling to find that extra confidence on the fast roads."
GP3 - Silverstone: Marvin Kirchhofer is currently setting the pace in the early stages with a time of 1m49.708s which is more than a second faster than Mitch Gilbert in second.
WRC - Poland: Update on Evan's water pump repaires, he now won't be taking part in the stage.
The issue has forced him to retire.
The issue has forced him to retire.
WRC - Poland: The decision to increase the gap between drivers seems to be reducing the dust visibility issue.
That could well have played a role in Mikkelsen and Latvala taking time off Ogier, particularly for Mikkelsen who complained about the dust in the last stage.
That could well have played a role in Mikkelsen and Latvala taking time off Ogier, particularly for Mikkelsen who complained about the dust in the last stage.
WRC - Poland: Latvala is still third overall and he has a decent stage.
He goes second here, 2.2s off Mikkelsen, but he does finish ahead of Ogier by 0.6s.
The Volkswagen man isn't content though:
"It was okay, I'm not completely satisfied and I'm not at the level I want to be," he said. "I can't find the limit when I attack the corners and I might be being too conservative and I think it's a balance issue like yesterday."
He goes second here, 2.2s off Mikkelsen, but he does finish ahead of Ogier by 0.6s.
The Volkswagen man isn't content though:
"It was okay, I'm not completely satisfied and I'm not at the level I want to be," he said. "I can't find the limit when I attack the corners and I might be being too conservative and I think it's a balance issue like yesterday."
GP3 - Silverstone: We're underway here at Silverstone for qualifying for round three of the GP3 Series. Conditions are humid but the track has fortunately dried after the biblical storm last night.
WRC - Poland: Mikkelsen had a good opening to the stage and he's completed his run and gained more time.
He's now the fastest man so far with a time of 6m07.9s, a whole 2.8s up on Ogier.
Overall, he's reduced the gap to 2.3s and he's described the run as "near perfect." Hard to disagree.
He's now the fastest man so far with a time of 6m07.9s, a whole 2.8s up on Ogier.
Overall, he's reduced the gap to 2.3s and he's described the run as "near perfect." Hard to disagree.
WRC - Poland: Mikkelsen made up 1.1s on Ogier on the first split and he's close to the finish.
The Norwegian has had a better start than Ostberg, who lost 0.3s on Ogier before losing another 3.2s at the stage's finish.
"I'm happier now," said Ostberg. "The car seems better, I can go faster and I have a good feeling with the car."
The Norwegian has had a better start than Ostberg, who lost 0.3s on Ogier before losing another 3.2s at the stage's finish.
"I'm happier now," said Ostberg. "The car seems better, I can go faster and I have a good feeling with the car."
WRC - Poland: Ogier now crosses the line to finish the stage with a 6m10.7s time.
"I'm building a gap now," he says. We'll see with a few cars on the verge of finishing the stage.
"I'm building a gap now," he says. We'll see with a few cars on the verge of finishing the stage.
By: Matt Beer, Jack Benyon, Gary Watkins, AUTOSPORT staff, Alex Kalinauckas, Edd Straw
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