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Neuville is over half a minute down on Tanak at the second split. He's losing a lot of time and his chance of winning this rally.
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Hanninen is 1.2s slower than Sordo and retakes sixth after Ogier's puncture.
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It was a puncture for Ogier. At least he can take solace in everybody else having trouble!
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At the start of the stage, Neuville in second was 5.7s ahead of Tanak at the start of the stage. And he's lost 12s at split one. Insane.
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Crazy stage! Neuville is 12s down on Tanak at the first split.
And he's moving again.
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Ostberg has stopped.
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Lappi confirms being caught in Mikkelsen's dust is "part of the game" but doesn't think Mikkelsen should have pulled over.
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Ogier hasn't lost any more time at the third split. Could be a spin and a stall or something along those lines.
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Sordo is quickest by 0.2s over Lappi, But Lappi may have been caught in Mikkelsen's dust.
Mikkelsen confirms a rear-right puncture.
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Problems for Ogier. He's 1m44.9s down on Sordo.
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Tha gap between Ogier and Hanninen at the start of the stage was 2.9s. At split two, Hanninen has pulled back 2.8s...
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Sordo completes in 18m13.3s.
"We had problems with the paddleshift on the last stage," says Sordo. "I lost time in this stage because sometimes I didn't have the feeling to push."
"We had problems with the paddleshift on the last stage," says Sordo. "I lost time in this stage because sometimes I didn't have the feeling to push."
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Hanninen has pulled back 1.7s on Ogier at the first split alone in there little battle for sixth.
Ogier took the spot and a gap of 2.9s on the last stage.
Ogier took the spot and a gap of 2.9s on the last stage.
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Lappi is the pacesetter in this stage at the moment, he's 4.8s up on Sordo at the third split.
Sordo is past the final split.
Sordo is past the final split.
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Mikkelsen has got going again.
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SS11
1 Neuville 17m02.8s
2 Paddon +4.2
3 Tanak +5.1
4 Latvala +9.8
5 Ogier +24.7
6 Ostberg +26.4
After SS11 overall:
1 Paddon 1h56m10.4s
2 Neuville +8.9
3 Tanak +14.6
4 Latvala +19.4
5 Ostberg +51.7
6 Ogier +1.13.0
7 Hanninen +1.15.9
8 Lappi +1.41.7
1 Neuville 17m02.8s
2 Paddon +4.2
3 Tanak +5.1
4 Latvala +9.8
5 Ogier +24.7
6 Ostberg +26.4
After SS11 overall:
1 Paddon 1h56m10.4s
2 Neuville +8.9
3 Tanak +14.6
4 Latvala +19.4
5 Ostberg +51.7
6 Ogier +1.13.0
7 Hanninen +1.15.9
8 Lappi +1.41.7
Crash
In SS12, Andreas Mikkelsen has stopped.
Meeke crashed yesterday and Breen retired (but has returned today) after gearbox issues yesterday. It's a bad weekend for Citroen.
Meeke crashed yesterday and Breen retired (but has returned today) after gearbox issues yesterday. It's a bad weekend for Citroen.
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Here's your stage guide from rally winning co-driver Seb Marshall.
SS12 Monte Lerno (18.08 miles)
"This one starts after a really short road section – like about half a mile. There might be time to do something with the tyres, but the mobile [telephone] signal’s limited up there, so we’re really on our own up there and if there’s any kind of a problem with the car we could be stuffed.
"A feature of this loop will be managing the tyres, there’s no tyre zone to give us the chance to change them like there as last season.
"Into the stage and this one’s quite a bit shorter than last year, but we come to one of the season’s – and certainly this rally’s – most famous sections: Micky’s Jump. The road into this is reasonably blind, there’s a short left-hander, 50 metres and then you see the launch.
"It’s steep and a it’s a big jump. You have to turn the car a little bit to the left on take off to avoid landing in the wall like Chris Atkinson did a good few years ago. But it’s certainly not flat out, it’s nowhere near it. You brake and come down to third gear for that one.
"After that the stage is fast and flowing and starts to go downhill towards the end. The surface is quite sandy in here as well, apart from a section on some fairly broken Tarmac. It’s a tricky stage this one and one where, generally, we tend to see a bit of action."
SS12 Monte Lerno (18.08 miles)
"This one starts after a really short road section – like about half a mile. There might be time to do something with the tyres, but the mobile [telephone] signal’s limited up there, so we’re really on our own up there and if there’s any kind of a problem with the car we could be stuffed.
"A feature of this loop will be managing the tyres, there’s no tyre zone to give us the chance to change them like there as last season.
"Into the stage and this one’s quite a bit shorter than last year, but we come to one of the season’s – and certainly this rally’s – most famous sections: Micky’s Jump. The road into this is reasonably blind, there’s a short left-hander, 50 metres and then you see the launch.
"It’s steep and a it’s a big jump. You have to turn the car a little bit to the left on take off to avoid landing in the wall like Chris Atkinson did a good few years ago. But it’s certainly not flat out, it’s nowhere near it. You brake and come down to third gear for that one.
"After that the stage is fast and flowing and starts to go downhill towards the end. The surface is quite sandy in here as well, apart from a section on some fairly broken Tarmac. It’s a tricky stage this one and one where, generally, we tend to see a bit of action."
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Paddon is happy enough.
"Struggled on this one, we changed the tyres round and struggled with the balance of the car," says Paddon. "We'll try and make some changes. At the moment there's no pressure. Thierry has done a good time in there. Game on."
Is Paddon reading Autosport Live at the wheel of the i20.
He also likes the phrase game on, it seems. Bravo.
"Struggled on this one, we changed the tyres round and struggled with the balance of the car," says Paddon. "We'll try and make some changes. At the moment there's no pressure. Thierry has done a good time in there. Game on."
Is Paddon reading Autosport Live at the wheel of the i20.
He also likes the phrase game on, it seems. Bravo.
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Dani Sordo has reached the first split in our next stage, SS12, which we'll switch to in a minute or so.
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GAME ON!
Paddon drops 4.2s to Neuville and the lead is down to 8.9s overall.
Paddon drops 4.2s to Neuville and the lead is down to 8.9s overall.
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Clearly all the splits mean nothing according to the comparison between Neuville and Tanak there!
Neuville's gap to Tanak raises to 5.7s and then a further 4.8s back to Latvala. That's an important buffer for the Belgian.
Neuville's gap to Tanak raises to 5.7s and then a further 4.8s back to Latvala. That's an important buffer for the Belgian.
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INCREDIBLE! Neuville completes and is 5.1s than Tanak. That final split to the end of the stage has clearly hurt Tanak as he lost a fair amount of time to his rivals there.
"Good one for me but the car is too soft," says Neuville. "But it seemed to work in there. We have three hard tyres on the car, I hope it's the right choice."
He confirms he will "go for it" on the next one.
"Good one for me but the car is too soft," says Neuville. "But it seemed to work in there. We have three hard tyres on the car, I hope it's the right choice."
He confirms he will "go for it" on the next one.
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Paddon is 2.3s down on Tanak, and 1.2s slower than Neuville, at split three. So his lead come come down here, but not by much if it stays like this.
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Tanak's time is quickest, but only 4.7s up on Latvala.
Still, a much needed comfort buffer for Tanak who is now 5s ahead of Latvala in the order.
"It was really slippy, some places there were very small grip," says Tanak. "It's everything about the cleaning in Sardinia."
He's lost a net four or so seconds between the final split and the end of the stage to Latvala. Interesting.
Still, a much needed comfort buffer for Tanak who is now 5s ahead of Latvala in the order.
"It was really slippy, some places there were very small grip," says Tanak. "It's everything about the cleaning in Sardinia."
He's lost a net four or so seconds between the final split and the end of the stage to Latvala. Interesting.
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At the third split, rally leader Paddon is hovering just a touch behind his second place rival and team-mate Thierry Neuville. That's all Paddon needs to do, match or be close to Neuville.
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Latvala confirms he's not holding any pace back, which makes Tanak's speed even more impressive.
"I pushed when I can," says Latvala. "He is driving amazingly fast but I must say the road is cleaning a lot."
"I pushed when I can," says Latvala. "He is driving amazingly fast but I must say the road is cleaning a lot."
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Latvala is quickest by 14.9s over Ogier. That's some deficit even with running order consideration.
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At the third split Tanak is over eight seconds quicker than Latvala, this is some time by the Estonian.
His gap to Latvala in fourth at the start of the stage was 0.3s.
His gap to Latvala in fourth at the start of the stage was 0.3s.
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Ostberg is second quickest but has some damage to the tyre wall.
He's another driver struggling for a rhythm.
he'll need to sort that with Sebastien Ogier now behind him. The Frenchman still needs to find 21.3s to catch Ostberg though.
He's another driver struggling for a rhythm.
he'll need to sort that with Sebastien Ogier now behind him. The Frenchman still needs to find 21.3s to catch Ostberg though.
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Tanak's push will likely see him go second overall on this stage, but as the drivers are so close together, a similar push by Latvala or Neuville on the next one could see the order change again. It's so close at the top.
Tanak has 2.5s on Neuville, and the deficit is only 0.6s between the two.
Tanak has 2.5s on Neuville, and the deficit is only 0.6s between the two.
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Hanninen's time is equal second quickest so far.
"Really nice stage but not so easy to keep a rhythm," he says.
"Really nice stage but not so easy to keep a rhythm," he says.
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Latvala is 7.6s up on Latvala at the second split. Surely that's tyre-chewing pace? Autosport is sure Tanak has thought it through though. Interesting.
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Hanninen is next to complete, and Ogier wrests sixth from his grasp. Ogier has a 2.9s gap over the Finn now.
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Ogier is at stage end, fastest by 3.2s over Lappi but sure to be eclipsed looking at the splits.
"OK, happy with my drive, but I really struggled with traction," he says. "Maybe we need to go for a different setting this afternoon."
"OK, happy with my drive, but I really struggled with traction," he says. "Maybe we need to go for a different setting this afternoon."
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Tanak is 4.8s up on Ogier at split one alone! He's also 4.1s up on Latvala.
Latvala is 0.6s behind Tanak, who currently holds third, in the order. So that's a needed push.
The only question is, will that destroy his tyres for this lengthy loop.
Latvala is 0.6s behind Tanak, who currently holds third, in the order. So that's a needed push.
The only question is, will that destroy his tyres for this lengthy loop.
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Lappi is quickest by 14s over Sordo. That's brilliant.
He says he won't be setting anymore fastest stage times this morning due to his road position. "I don't want to do anything stupid," he says. "It's better to be on the safe side."
He says he won't be setting anymore fastest stage times this morning due to his road position. "I don't want to do anything stupid," he says. "It's better to be on the safe side."
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Ogier now 5.4s up on Hanninen at the third split, so Ogier should comfortably take sixth from him on this stage.
Sordo and Mikkelsen have completed. Mikkelsen is 13.6s slower.
Sordo and Mikkelsen have completed. Mikkelsen is 13.6s slower.
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