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Ostberg had been fairly consistent at the start of the stage, but is 11.4s slower than Ogier at the final split.
Two cars back, Sordo is 5s up at the fourth split.
Two cars back, Sordo is 5s up at the fourth split.
Mikkelsen comes through and is 3.5s quicker than Ogier at the stage end.
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"OK. It was a good stage for me, a really good drive. I made two small mistake, and could go two-three seconds faster but no more," says Ogier.
Sordo is now 2s up by the second split.
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Mikkelsen is now 2.6s up on Ogier at the third split, while at the first Sordo has effectively matched Mikkelsen's time.
Paddon is still going - but has dropped 34.2s by the second split.
Ogier reaches the third split in a time of 16m18.3s. Sordo, Tanak and Latvala are also on the stage.
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Reports that Paddon has damage to the rear-left of his Hyundai i20 WRC.
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After a good run on SS11, the start of Otates hasn't been quite as kind to Paddon. The Kiwi has dropped 15.1s to Ogier through the first split.
He's lost some time in the second section, but Mikkelsen still reaches the split 0.4s quicker than Ogier.
Ostberg is 0.4s down on Ogier through the first split. Expecting to see Mikkelsen through the second split shortly.
Ogier comes through the second split in 8m15.9s.
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Mikkelsen is 1.7s up on Ogier through the first split.
Mikkelsen and Ostberg are now both on the stage as well.
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23 minutes was the delay at the start of the stage.
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3m40s is Ogier's first split time.
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Ogier is now, finally, on his way.
Some great behind the scenes Rally Mexico insight from our man David Evans there...
David Evans
The WRC world tour of Starbucks continues…
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Still no runners out on the stage - and no explanation at this point as to why that's the case.
Apologies, jumped the gun a bit there - still waiting for Ogier to get going.
David Evans
With five minutes now until the second stage of the afternoon, here's another preview from David Evans:
SS12/15 Otates 1/2 (26.48 miles)
Day two’s long one. This stage has some stories to tell: it’s here that Sebastien Ogier had the gate shut on him – co-driver Julien Ingrassia had to hop out to open it. His Volkswagen team-mates Jari-Matti Latvala and Andreas Mikkelsen have both crashed here in the past. The stage starts with quite a narrow, technical section, but it fast and flowing for the most part.
SS12/15 Otates 1/2 (26.48 miles)
Day two’s long one. This stage has some stories to tell: it’s here that Sebastien Ogier had the gate shut on him – co-driver Julien Ingrassia had to hop out to open it. His Volkswagen team-mates Jari-Matti Latvala and Andreas Mikkelsen have both crashed here in the past. The stage starts with quite a narrow, technical section, but it fast and flowing for the most part.
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No surprises out there on SS11 really. Latvala would have been expected to extend his lead slightly, but Ogier continues to impress despite running first on the road.
Further back, Ostberg continues to drift away from fifth-place man Paddon. But the Kiwi's pace will give him plenty of confidence, having edged closer to Mikkelsen.
Further back, Ostberg continues to drift away from fifth-place man Paddon. But the Kiwi's pace will give him plenty of confidence, having edged closer to Mikkelsen.
Leading times:
SS11 results:
1 Latvala 17m41.8s
2 Neuville +13.7s
3 Paddon +14.1s
4 Mikkelsen +18.6s
5 Ogier +19.8s
6 Sordo +23.1s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Latvala 2h5m41.8s
2 Ogier +51.9s
3 Sordo +1m38.7s
4 Mikkelsen +2m05.3s
5 Paddon +2m34.9s
6 Ostberg +3m8.9s
7 Tanak +4m36.2s
8 Prokop +5m52.8s
SS11 results:
1 Latvala 17m41.8s
2 Neuville +13.7s
3 Paddon +14.1s
4 Mikkelsen +18.6s
5 Ogier +19.8s
6 Sordo +23.1s
Overall leaderboard:
1 Latvala 2h5m41.8s
2 Ogier +51.9s
3 Sordo +1m38.7s
4 Mikkelsen +2m05.3s
5 Paddon +2m34.9s
6 Ostberg +3m8.9s
7 Tanak +4m36.2s
8 Prokop +5m52.8s
WRC2 leader Teemu Suninen will be the first man from the class through shortly, and again looks to be pretty competitive with those at the back of the WRC field.
Nicolas Fuchs, his main rival for most of yesterday until he hit trouble, has had more woe this morning. He stopped before the first split here, although he has got going again.
Armin Kremer is also back on the road today having retired yesterday.
Nicolas Fuchs, his main rival for most of yesterday until he hit trouble, has had more woe this morning. He stopped before the first split here, although he has got going again.
Armin Kremer is also back on the road today having retired yesterday.
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"It wasn't a very good stage for me," says Neuville, surprisingly. "The rear was sliding like hell."
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Neuville completes the stage in the second best time. He's 13.7s slower than Latvala, but that's a good effort from the Hyundai man.
Guerra, who has rejoined the field today, is the 10th driver through - and slowest of all so far.
"It was OK, the first stage in the morning after yesterday was a little bit difficult to keep the pace but the time was not bad."
"It was OK, the first stage in the morning after yesterday was a little bit difficult to keep the pace but the time was not bad."
Neuville continues to set a good pace, and is 7.5s up on Ogier's second split time.
Prokop takes up Tanak's mantle as the slowest man through so far - but the Czech, on his first WRC outing of the season, has enjoyed a consistent run so far.
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Thierry Neuville is another man who is going well on the stage - he's 2.6s up through the first split. It also appears as though Camilli, four cars up the road from Neuville, has stopped.
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Latvala is delighted with his time - but had a brief scare after clipping a stone:
"It was going really well until the end. I think going into a right-hander before the hairpin - I didn't see any rocks on the recce but there were some. We though we had a puncture but it was OK."
He adds he had expected his time to be similar to Ogier's.
"It was going really well until the end. I think going into a right-hander before the hairpin - I didn't see any rocks on the recce but there were some. We though we had a puncture but it was OK."
He adds he had expected his time to be similar to Ogier's.
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Latvala comes through and has added 19.8s to his lead - which puts him over 50s clear overall.
Tanak comes through and is comfortably slowest so far. Next up will be Latvala in a couple of minutes.
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Latvala is really flying here - he's 16.9s up through the third split.
Sordo's loss is 4.5s to Mikkelsen, from whom he is defending third place. He's gone for two soft tyres on the front and two hards on the rear - the same as Paddon - but says he's "not feeling it".
Sordo is through a full 9s slower than his team-mate.
Back at the second split, Latvala has now taken 12.1s out of Ogier's time.
Back at the second split, Latvala has now taken 12.1s out of Ogier's time.
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"[The surface] is a bit more abrasive - we made a few set up changes, the feeling from the car is a bit more precise and I feel I can push with a bit more confidence now," says Paddon.
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Paddon sets a cracking pace, and comes through 54.5s quicker than Mikkelsen.
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