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Mikkelsen's tweet cuts off that Tidemand has climbed to second in class - but he's more than a minute slower than Volkswagen refugee Mikkelsen.
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In WRC2, meanwhile...
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SS12 results:
Leading stage times:
1 Ogier 24m41.5s
2 Neuville 24m48.4s
3 Sordo 24m50.1s
4 Latvala 24m56.1s
5 Breen 25m01s
6 Lappi 25m02.3s
Overall classification:
1 Ogier 2h26m29.2s
2 Neuville +19.5s
3 Sordo +25s
4 Breen +46.2s
5 Tanak +1m16.8s
6 Hanninen +1m39.5s
7 Evans +2m12.5s
8 Lappi 2m41.2s
Leading stage times:
1 Ogier 24m41.5s
2 Neuville 24m48.4s
3 Sordo 24m50.1s
4 Latvala 24m56.1s
5 Breen 25m01s
6 Lappi 25m02.3s
Overall classification:
1 Ogier 2h26m29.2s
2 Neuville +19.5s
3 Sordo +25s
4 Breen +46.2s
5 Tanak +1m16.8s
6 Hanninen +1m39.5s
7 Evans +2m12.5s
8 Lappi 2m41.2s
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SS12 summary - heartbreak for some:
* Ogier ends the morning on top overall with fastest stage time
* Tanak fast through opening splits but hits a bank and damages suspension
* Estonian drops MORE THAN A MINUTE and falls to fifth
* Ogier ends the morning on top overall with fastest stage time
* Tanak fast through opening splits but hits a bank and damages suspension
* Estonian drops MORE THAN A MINUTE and falls to fifth
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Meeke is also in - having got a bit lost in our comms during that top-end order change - and eighth-fastest on the stage. He's of course well out of contention here.
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His final deficit on the stage is 1m23.1s to Ogier, and that drops him to FIFTH overall.
"I touched a bank and on the outside on braking immediately something broke. Hard to say, maybe some 15-20kms in after some tarmac."
He adds he's not sure if he's going to drive it back to service or try to fix it first.
"I touched a bank and on the outside on braking immediately something broke. Hard to say, maybe some 15-20kms in after some tarmac."
He adds he's not sure if he's going to drive it back to service or try to fix it first.
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Looks as though Tanak has overshot as well towards the stage end. He's in now, and by the finish drops MORE THAN A MINUTE to Ogier.
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Sordo goes third-fastest on the stage. Tanak will be the last man significant to the rally through.
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There's more bad news for Tanak, too, who is through the final split and some 28s slower than Ogier.
Here's Ogier on his team-mate's troubles: "He was doing so well, I hope he can carry on without losing too much because it's important for team as well. It's very hot and very demanding for tyres."
Here's Ogier on his team-mate's troubles: "He was doing so well, I hope he can carry on without losing too much because it's important for team as well. It's very hot and very demanding for tyres."
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Ogier is now through and fastest of all by some way - he completes in 24m41.5s.
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Latvala has finally been usurped at the top of the leaderboard as Neuville comes in, 7.7s faster in a time of 24m48.4s.
More on Tanak shortly, but Breen is in and second-fastest on the stage, 4.9s slower than Latvala.
"Reasonably happy. The onboard is giving me the best reference. It's not terrible."
"Reasonably happy. The onboard is giving me the best reference. It's not terrible."
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Unconfirmed reports suggest Tanak has some rear-left damage.
Oh! Tanak has dropped some BIG time through that third split - he's now 10s slower than Ogier, which would be enough for their positions to be reversed overall!
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Evans is now in and sixth so far on the leaderboard, 24.5s slower than Latvala.
Hanninen is also in now, and fourth-fastest on the stage so far. Evans will be next up, then Breen.
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Lappi is now in and 0.4s faster than Ostberg.
Ogier is faster than Tanak through there, but it's only by a tenth of a second so the latter is still 3.2s up on this stage.
Ostberg is speaking now - and "focusing on the driving" - but our attention is still on the lead battle.
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Ostberg had looked pretty mega early on but he's now through and about six seconds slower than Latvala, through in 25m02.7s.
An unwell Latvala says he has a bit more energy this morning and is a little better. Fastest time so far might help - although that looks like it will be beaten sooner rather than later.
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Latvala's in and completes the stage in 24m56.1s.
No sign of pressure from Tanak. He's 3.3s to the good over Ogier through the first split. Stonking time!
Further up from him, Latvala is fastest so far through the final split and is now about 10s faster than Paddon. Just the run to the stage end to go for the Finn.
Sordo and Tanak are now both on the stage. Slightly further up the road, Ogier is fastest of all through the first split 2.1s faster than the previous benchmark shared by Ostberg and Neuville.
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Here's Paddon: "We've got no problem with tyres, the road conditions are incredibly loose. We could be fighting for the win, but the important thing is I've got the fun back this weekend."
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Gorban completes the stage safely in a time of 26m47.7s, which Paddon duly smashes by 1m33.5s. The Kiwi's time is therefore 25m14.2s.
Ogier is now on the stage; just Sordo and Tanak to take the start still.
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