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Breen's gap to Mikkelsen was 10.3s. It's now 13.4s going into the powerstage. He's second quickest to Lappi, 3.3s slower.
Mikkelsen's trip into a bank cost him some time.
"So much fun," says Breen. "It's such a pleasure. I'd like another three or four days of this."
Mikkelsen's trip into a bank cost him some time.
"So much fun," says Breen. "It's such a pleasure. I'd like another three or four days of this."
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Mikkelsen is next and he's third quickest behind Lappi and Paddon. He's 6.4s off Lappi here to be exact.
We'll wait for Craig Breen to find out how Mikkelsen fits in, although he'll remain on the podium.
We'll wait for Craig Breen to find out how Mikkelsen fits in, although he'll remain on the podium.
So, we'll definitely have a fight for fourth place in the order on the powerstage. Can the flying Finn Lappi reel in the Kiwi Paddon?
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Here's Paddon and he drops 4.5s to Lappi.
Paddon holds fourth, 2.9s ahead of Lappi.
Paddon holds fourth, 2.9s ahead of Lappi.
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Ostberg completes and he isn't able to reclaim the fifth place Lappi robbed him of on the last stage.
In fact, he's 14.1s slower than Lappi.
In fact, he's 14.1s slower than Lappi.
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"It's tricky conditions now, I tried to be very clean," says Lappi. "I think I did a good stage. I think it's a good time."
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WOW!
Lappi arrives and he's 10.7s quicker than Latvala and goes quickest. Paddon needs to have something in the tank to fend off the Finn.
Lappi arrives and he's 10.7s quicker than Latvala and goes quickest. Paddon needs to have something in the tank to fend off the Finn.
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Lappi is absolutely flying. He's almost 10s up on pace-setter Latvala at the third of four splits.
Interestingly, Lappi is 7.4s behind fourth-placed Hayden Paddon.
Interestingly, Lappi is 7.4s behind fourth-placed Hayden Paddon.
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Latvala started the stage 27s ahead of Suninen, and he goes fastest on this stage to assert that seventh place overall. He's also fastest by 8.5s on this stage.
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Suninen goes 1.9s slower than Tanak and takes third place on this stage, eighth overall.
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Tanak goes quickest by 1.6s, but he's another driver who is stuck in his position of ninth unless he gets help from others.
"We will try for sure, we tried to be extremely careful to have a good back-up tyre for the next one," says Tanak. "It depends on the conditions you get."
"We will try for sure, we tried to be extremely careful to have a good back-up tyre for the next one," says Tanak. "It depends on the conditions you get."
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"We hope the condition will be ok," says Ogier. "The only target for us is the powerstage."
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Ogier goes another 10.4s quicker than Evans. The former is 10th and no doubt targeting powerstage points.
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Elfyn Evans goes 24s quicker than Solberg, but it means very little in the grand scheme of things as he's 11th.
"I think it will be very difficult with the road position as it is but never say never, we have to try," says Evans when asked can he score points on the powerstage.
"I think it will be very difficult with the road position as it is but never say never, we have to try," says Evans when asked can he score points on the powerstage.
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Solberg arrives at the stage end, it's a 12m10.3s, and he has a bit of damage at the right rear.
That time's slower than his last run through the stage by quite a margin, so it looks like there's less grip on this test.
That time's slower than his last run through the stage by quite a margin, so it looks like there's less grip on this test.
You can be sure Sebastien Ogier, who's 10th, will be pushing for powerstage points to maximise the points taken away from this tough weekend. He spent time cleaning the roads on Friday which ruled him out of a better finish.
So we have Solberg, Evans, Ogier and Tanak into the stage.
None of the drivers have anywhere to go in the overall order unless people in front of them hit trouble.
None of the drivers have anywhere to go in the overall order unless people in front of them hit trouble.
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SS18 Likenas 2 is underway. Henning Solberg is into the stage.
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And, here's a reminder of the running order for this stage:
H Solberg
Evans
Ogier
Tanak
Suninen
Latvala
Lappi
Ostberg
Paddon
Mikkelsen
Breen
Neuville
Meeke
H Solberg
Evans
Ogier
Tanak
Suninen
Latvala
Lappi
Ostberg
Paddon
Mikkelsen
Breen
Neuville
Meeke
David Evans
While we wait for the repeat run of this stage, here's Craig Breen with a stage guide, via David Evans.
SS17/18 Likenas (13.16 miles)
"This is probably my favourite stage of the whole rally. It’s so fast and nice and wide, it’s the sort of stage where you can really get in there and attack. That’s what we’re going to be doing in the morning. I really want this second place and I’m going to fight for it."
SS17/18 Likenas (13.16 miles)
"This is probably my favourite stage of the whole rally. It’s so fast and nice and wide, it’s the sort of stage where you can really get in there and attack. That’s what we’re going to be doing in the morning. I really want this second place and I’m going to fight for it."
Hello and welcome back. Are you ready for a second run through Likenas?
With his lead almost halved on the last stage, Thierry Neuville will need to be careful on this one. He leads by 14.8s.
With his lead almost halved on the last stage, Thierry Neuville will need to be careful on this one. He leads by 14.8s.
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Like the WRC cars, Autosport Live is going to have its own regroup. Due time for the next stage is 0830hrs, don't check in late. See you there.
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SS17
1 Tanak
2 Lappi +1.3s
3 Latvala +5.9s
4 Breen +8.3s
5 Mikkelsen +9.3s
6 Ogier +9.7s
Overall after SS17
1 Neuville
2 Breen +14.8s
3 Mikkelsen +25.1s
4 Paddon +43.5s
5 Lappi +50.9s
6 Ostberg +56.4s
7 Latvala +1m53s
8 Suninen +2m20s
9 Tanak +3m25.1s
10 Ogier +4m18.4s
1 Tanak
2 Lappi +1.3s
3 Latvala +5.9s
4 Breen +8.3s
5 Mikkelsen +9.3s
6 Ogier +9.7s
Overall after SS17
1 Neuville
2 Breen +14.8s
3 Mikkelsen +25.1s
4 Paddon +43.5s
5 Lappi +50.9s
6 Ostberg +56.4s
7 Latvala +1m53s
8 Suninen +2m20s
9 Tanak +3m25.1s
10 Ogier +4m18.4s
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"I was quite carful in this one," says Neuville. "The first pass, we confirm the pacenotes so for the second stage it should be fine."
That was a significant amount of time to drop and it was fairly risky. Lets hope that plays out for him.
That was a significant amount of time to drop and it was fairly risky. Lets hope that plays out for him.
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Neuville is in, he's 16.2s slower than Tanak and his lead drops significantly to 14.8s, down from 22.7s.
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Breen arrives and takes a second out of Mikkelsen, extending his hold on second to 10.3s with two stages to go.
"It was a nice rhythm," says Breen. "The pacenotes are a wee bit slow but we'll make a few changes and have another go."
"It was a nice rhythm," says Breen. "The pacenotes are a wee bit slow but we'll make a few changes and have another go."
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Mikkelsen completes and he's fourth quickest in his pursuit of Craig Breen.
The Norwegian started the stage 9.3s behind Breen, and is a couple of seconds up at the latest split.
The Norwegian started the stage 9.3s behind Breen, and is a couple of seconds up at the latest split.
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Paddon is in and he's sixth quickest through, and holds fourth overall. Lappi has closed on him though, and is 7.4s behind with two stages to go.
"I wanted to push and I tried," says Paddon. "But I just couldn't find the rhythm."
"I wanted to push and I tried," says Paddon. "But I just couldn't find the rhythm."
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"It was not so good," says Ostberg. "We did a mistake."
Sounds like he's referring to the car set-up.
Sounds like he's referring to the car set-up.
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Ostberg arrives and loses fifth to Lappi with a stage time over 15s adrift of the pace.
Citroen driver Ostberg's car looked lairy in that test.
Citroen driver Ostberg's car looked lairy in that test.
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Eyes firmly on Lappi in sixth now, as he's 9s behind Mads Ostberg and looking good on the splits.
"I will push much more on the second pass, for sure," says Lappi who completes second quickest, 1.3s behind his team-mate Ott Tanak.
"I will push much more on the second pass, for sure," says Lappi who completes second quickest, 1.3s behind his team-mate Ott Tanak.
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"The car is now working really well, I'm really happy for them [the team]," says Latvala. "They analysed a lot of data and there was a problem with the front diff. Now we need to find the rhythm."
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Latvala arrives, he's 5.9s slower than Tanak, but crucially extends his gap over Suninen in eighth.
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Suninen is the next to arrive and he's 15.7s slower than Tanak.
Tanak is one place behind Suninen but is still 1m05s behind, making an assault on that place unlikely.
Tanak is one place behind Suninen but is still 1m05s behind, making an assault on that place unlikely.
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Tanak is another driver who can't really make any inroads overall. But going 9.7s quicker than reigning champ Ogier can only be good for the ego. That's some time for him.
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Ogier arrives and he's 0.9s quickest.
He can't really move up – on pace at least – from his 10th place, so he'll be targeting powerstage points later on.
He can't really move up – on pace at least – from his 10th place, so he'll be targeting powerstage points later on.
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Elfyn Evans arrives 25.5s quicker than Solberg. It's been a tough weekend for the Welshman punctuated by...well, a puncture.
"It was a clear enough run," he says. "But vision is really difficult."
"It was a clear enough run," he says. "But vision is really difficult."
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Solberg has completed, but he's competing for fun rather than a top result this weekend.
"It's fantastic conditions out there," he says.
"It's fantastic conditions out there," he says.
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