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WRC - Italy: Not a great start by Mikkelsen, who is 1.9s off the pace at the first interval.
WRC - Italy: Larvala is 1.9s up on Ogier at the second split, which is situated 10.9km into the stage.
Lights out
WRC - Italy: The final and longest stage of the day has started. Just 27.30km to go, but will everyone come through Loelle unscathed this time around?
Checkered flag
WRC - Italy: So, first stage win of the event for Ogier then. Here's the results for the penultimate test of the day and the overall standings at the moment:
SS8
1 Ogier 12m51.9s; 2 Latvala +1.6s; 3 Mikkelsen +2.9s; 4 Ostberg +2.9s; 5 Neuville +8.8s; 6 Kubica +10.9s.
Overall
1 Latvala 1h31m25.7s; 2 Ostberg +18.2s; 3 Ogier +20.5s; 4 Mikkelsen +22.5s; 5 Kubica +42.2s; 6 Evans +56.0s.
SS8
1 Ogier 12m51.9s; 2 Latvala +1.6s; 3 Mikkelsen +2.9s; 4 Ostberg +2.9s; 5 Neuville +8.8s; 6 Kubica +10.9s.
Overall
1 Latvala 1h31m25.7s; 2 Ostberg +18.2s; 3 Ogier +20.5s; 4 Mikkelsen +22.5s; 5 Kubica +42.2s; 6 Evans +56.0s.
NASCAR - Pocono: Opening practice for this weekend's Sprint Cup race has just finished. It was interrupted for a while due to moisture on track, but otherwise ran smoothly.
Brian Vickers set the pace ahead of Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch and Jimmie Johnson.
Brian Vickers set the pace ahead of Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch and Jimmie Johnson.
WRC - Italy: Kubica's time? A respectable 13m02.8s.
WRC - Italy: Solberg finishes Coiluna-Crastazza in 13m03.0s.
"I'm quite happy," he says, but when hasn't he been?
"I'm quite happy," he says, but when hasn't he been?
WRC - Italy: Prokop is even slower, with a time of 13m08.7s. Evans has therefore moved ahead of the Russian in the overall classification.
WRC - Italy: Evans's time is 13m04.0s.
"It has been OK for us," says the Welshman.
"The stage was completely different second time through."
"It has been OK for us," says the Welshman.
"The stage was completely different second time through."
WRC - Italy: A recovering Neuville is up next. The Belgian's time is 8.8s off Ogier's pace.
WRC - Italy: Ostberg can't match Ogier either. His time is 2.3s slower.
"The Volkswagens are going really fast... I need to try more," he admits.
"The Volkswagens are going really fast... I need to try more," he admits.
WRC - Italy: Mikkelsen finishes SS8 in 12m54.8s, which means he trades places with Ogier in the overall classification.
WRC - Italy: Latvala slower than Ogier for the first time today. The Finn's time is 1.6s slower than his VW team-mate.
"This one I didn't get the best feeling on this stage...it's not a problem"
"This one I didn't get the best feeling on this stage...it's not a problem"
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WRC - Italy: "I can tell you I was absolutely maximum," says Ogier.
"My only hope is I do not lose too much [time]."
"My only hope is I do not lose too much [time]."
WRC - Italy: And sure enough, Ogier completes the stage in 12m51.9s.
WRC - Italy: Latvala's lost 0.6s by the second split, but is still 1.4s faster than team-mate Ogier who should be soon be reaching the finish.
WRC - Italy: Ogier's first split times are 2m49.7s and 6m21.2s. Latvala is 2.0s up at the first interval.
WRC - Italy: And, just in case anybody's wondering about the weather in Alghero... it's not cold. It's baking. And smells of Ambre Solaire. Remember that?
WRC - Italy: DAVID EVANS is just back in the service park after a long drive from the remote service in Budduso and there's nobody about.
Looks like AUTOSPORT's three-cylinder diesel Polo - courtesy of some ace navigating from Motorsport News' Jerry Williams – might have won the race.
Looks like AUTOSPORT's three-cylinder diesel Polo - courtesy of some ace navigating from Motorsport News' Jerry Williams – might have won the race.
Lights out
WRC - Italy: The penultimate stage of the day has begun. It's a 20.29km test and Ostberg completed it in 13m22.9s this morning, but expect that time to be beaten as the dust and gravel is less of an issue this evening.
IndyCar - Texas: It was all Ganassi in practice a short time ago, with Tony Kanaan leading Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe.
Here's MARK GLENDENNING's full report:
Texas IndyCar Friday morning practice
Qualifying takes place later today, followed by some extra after-dark practice ahead of Saturday's night race
Here's MARK GLENDENNING's full report:
Texas IndyCar Friday morning practice
Qualifying takes place later today, followed by some extra after-dark practice ahead of Saturday's night race
WRC - Italy: Just finished work and wondering what's happened in Sardinia today? Well here's our report from the first loop of today's leg.
WRC - Italy: A-ha! SS8 is scheduled to begin at 17:50 UK time, so just 15 minutes away.
WRC - Italy: We have no idea what time the Coiluna-Crastazza stage begins after the huge delay following this morning's dramas.
It shouldn't be too far away as the frontrunners have just refuelled their cars for the final two stages of the day.
It shouldn't be too far away as the frontrunners have just refuelled their cars for the final two stages of the day.
Checkered flag
WRC - Italy: Terranova Sud 2 results and overall classification:
SS7
1 Latvala 9m06.1s; 2 Ogier +2.9s; 3 Mikkelsen +4.0s; 4 Solberg +4.3s; 5 Ostberg +5.3s; 6 Kubica +6.4s.
Overall
1 Latvala 1h18m32.2s; 2 Ostberg +16.9s; 3 Mikkelsen +21.2s; 4 Ogier +22.1s; 5 Kubica +32.9s; 6 Prokop +42.7s.
SS7
1 Latvala 9m06.1s; 2 Ogier +2.9s; 3 Mikkelsen +4.0s; 4 Solberg +4.3s; 5 Ostberg +5.3s; 6 Kubica +6.4s.
Overall
1 Latvala 1h18m32.2s; 2 Ostberg +16.9s; 3 Mikkelsen +21.2s; 4 Ogier +22.1s; 5 Kubica +32.9s; 6 Prokop +42.7s.
WRC - Italy: Kubica is the last of the frontrunners to post a time, which is 9m12.5s. And with that, he's sixth quickest.
WRC - Italy: "The brake bleeder went out," said an excitable Solberg on completion of the stage.
"But it is fixed!" he added.
Either way, his time is a respectable 9m10.4s.
"But it is fixed!" he added.
Either way, his time is a respectable 9m10.4s.
IndyCar - Texas: Opening practice has just finished, and Tony Kanaan leads a Ganassi 1-2-3 at the top of the timesheets.
WRC - Italy: Prokop reports handbrake issues mid-stage. The Russian's time is 9m22.7s.
WRC - Italy: Times for Neuville and Evans are 9m13.8s and 9m15.0s respectively.
"No issues with dust, just quite rough in there," said the Welshman at the finish.
"No issues with dust, just quite rough in there," said the Welshman at the finish.
WRC - Italy: Ostberg's time is 9m11.4s, which means the advantage he has over Mikkelsen for second place overall has been reduced by 1.3s to 4.3s.
WRC - Italy: Solid run for Mikkelsen, who completes the 12.40km test in 9m10.1s, which is just 4.0s slower than Latvala.
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WRC - Italy: And here comes Latvala, 2.9s quicker than Ogier.
"It was a good stage," he admits.
"I didn't like it during the recce, but no, it was good to drive."
"It was a good stage," he admits.
"I didn't like it during the recce, but no, it was good to drive."
WRC - Italy: Ogier completes stage seven in 9m09.0s.
WRC - Italy: As has been the case all day, Latvala is quicker than Ogier through the first split. The Frenchman's time at the opening interval is 3m07.6s, which Latvala's beaten by 0.5s.
Lights out
WRC - Italy: Terranova Sud is already underway with Ogier, Latvala and Mikkelsen already making their way through the stage.
WRC - Italy: The biggest change after that stage concerns Prokop, who drops from third overall to fifth having lost 16.0s.
Checkered flag
WRC - Italy: Most of the WRC field have completed SS6, so here's the results:
SS6
1 Latvala 13m01.7s; 2 Ogier +2.6s; 3 Mikkelsen +5.4s; 5 Neuville +13.1s; 6 Kubica +14.2s.
Overall
1 Latvala 1h09.26.1s; 2 Ostberg +11.6s; 3 Mikkelsen +17.2s; 4 Ogier +19.2s; 5 Prokop +26.1s; 6 Kubica +26.5s.
SS6
1 Latvala 13m01.7s; 2 Ogier +2.6s; 3 Mikkelsen +5.4s; 5 Neuville +13.1s; 6 Kubica +14.2s.
Overall
1 Latvala 1h09.26.1s; 2 Ostberg +11.6s; 3 Mikkelsen +17.2s; 4 Ogier +19.2s; 5 Prokop +26.1s; 6 Kubica +26.5s.
WRC - Italy: Kubica's time at the end of the second pass through Terranova Nord is 13m15.9s, which is the sixth quickest.
IndyCar - Texas: Thirty minutes remaining in the opening practice session here in Texas, and Briscoe remains at the top. Almost everyone's fastest times have been set on their fourth or fifth lap, so that tells you something about the sort of tyre degredation we might see in the race tomorrow.
By: Dan Cross, Mark Glendenning, Matt Beer, David Evans, Kevin Turner, Scott Mitchell, Peter Mills
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