WRC.com Vodafone Rally de Portugal Livetext 2018

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1 WRC.com Vodafone Rally de Portugal Livetext 2018 Until then... - Keep your eyes on WRC.com over the coming days for reports, news and reaction from an action-packed Portugal. Sun 14:51 We ll be back - At the seventh round of the year - Rally Italia Sardegna (7-10 June) Sun 14:50 Finish control - With that, we ll be ending the Live Text from Vodafone Rally de Portugal Sun 14:49 Final J WRC standings after SS20-1. Rådström 4h 26m 51.2sec 2. Oldrati +15m 06.4sec 3. Holder +20m 22.3sec 4. Bergkvist +27m 10.1sec 5. Banaz +28m 59.2sec Sun 14:47 Final WRC 2 standings after SS20-1. Tidemand 4h 03m 57.4sec 2. Pieniazek +2m 06.5sec 3. Lefebvre +2m 23.5sec 4. Loubet +3m 10.5ec 5. Nordgren +5m 41.1sec. Sun 13:25 Final WRC standings after SS20-1. Neuville 3h 49m 46.6sec 2. Evans +40.0sec 3. Suninen +47.3sec 4. Lappi +54.7sec 5. Sordo +1m 0.9sec Sun 13:22

2 Fafe record breakers - All four manufacturers smashed the previous record stage time today, which had stood at 6m 38.3sec. Lappi beat that by 5.1 seconds! Sun 13:19 Power Stage top five - 1. Esapekka Lappi (5 points) 2. Thierry Neuville (4 points) 3. Dani Sordo (3 points) 4. Teemu Suninen (2 points) 5. Elfyn Evans (1 point) Sun 13:18 SS20: Neuville - Thierry Neuville is the last through the Power Stage, he's second fastest on the stage and secures victory for Hyundai! That's also given him the championship lead after this - the sixth round of the year! Sun 13:15 SS20: Evans - He's through now, 4.3sec off the fastest stage time but he's claimed second place overall! "Thanks, it was well overdue really. We've not had a great start to the year but hopefully this is a sign of more positive things to come!" Sun 13:10 SS20: Suninen - Suninen comes through 3.2sec down on Lappi but that's enough for a place on the podium! He's third place at the moment. "Thank you! The feeling is so great, first podium ever in the WRC. It took a year, but I'm so happy!" Sun 13:05 SS20: Lappi - Esapekka is 1.4sec up at the final split and he extends that to 2.1sec at the end as he claims the fastest stage time! "It's been a great two days to be honest, I've never pushed so hard! It's been a learning curve to drive on the limit for one and a half days!" Sun 13:00 SS20: Sordo - The Spaniard is green through the splits and he's a massive 2.5sec faster than his team-mate! "I had a problem with the screen because it is

3 completely broken, on some corners it was difficult to see. It was disappointing not being able to finish on the podium but I did it for the people." Sun 12:56 SS20: Østberg - Mads completes his first rally since Sweden and he's second through the Power Stage, just 0.3sec off the fastest time. "It was a good stage, I saved it all day. It's a long time since I did a rally on this level and I didn't know if I could increase the speed but I'm really happy with my time on this stage. I'm sorry to all the fans for only doing a small jump but I wanted to save the car for the team." Sun 12:53 SS20: Breen - He's not been tasked with road-sweeping for this final stage and a heavy landing loses him time - 3.4sec off Mikkelsen. "Not so good feeling about the weekend, I enjoyed it but like I said when you're the opener when you're the championship leader is nice but when you're not it isn't! I'm looking forward to Sardinia." Sun 12:48 SS20: Mikkelsen - The Hyundai driver is the last of the crews who started again under Rally2 to tackle the Fafe jump. He move the goalposts again, 0.6sec faster than Ogier. "It is not really the weekend we hoped for but the car was working well and we were able to push for quick stage times. The team have done a great job with the car and I hope Thierry can take the win for the team because they deserve it." Sun 12:44 SS20: Ogier - He said he's been waiting since Friday afternoon to take on the Power Stage and he's 2.6sec faster than Latvala. "With this position I couldn't go faster, I don't think it will be enough because it is still cleaning quite a bit." Sun 12:40 SS20: Latvala - He says: "It is going to be okay, but I think the fastest time is going to be 39 or 38 today, the opening section was quite slippy and I think it will still clean up." Latvala wasn't too positive on that run, but Michelin mascot Bibendum gives him a round of applause at stop control for his efforts. Sun 12:37

4 SS20: Latvala - Jari-Matti is onto the stage now, our first WRC car to tackle Fafe on this run Sun 12:32 SS20: Tidemand - The Skoda Motorsport driver is using every inch of the stage in his Fabia, he leaps over the jump and he's fastest so far - 3sec up on Pieniazek. That gives him the WRC 2 class win! Sun 12:31 SS20: Pieniazek - The Pole takes off over the jump at the end of the stage and he's 3.6sec slower than Lefebvre but maintains his lead over the Frenchman. Sun 12:29 SS20: Tidemand - Argentina winner Pontus Tidemand is onto the Power Stage now he's putting on a show for the tens of thousands of fans who are lining this stage. Sun 12:27 SS20: Lefebvre - Lefebvre launches the C3 R5 over the iconic jump and he's our first man to complete Vodafone Rally de Portugal. Sun 12:26 SS20: Pieniazek - The second of the WRC 2 front-runners is onto the stage now as Lukasz Pieniazek launches his Skoda onto the test Sun 12:21 SS20: Lefebvre - The final stage of the rally is underway and it is Stéphane Lefebvre who gets us started!

5 Sun 12:18 10 minute warning! - Get comfortable, we're only 10 minutes away from the start of the Live TV Power Stage: Fafe Sun 12:08 Live TV Power Stage starting order: - 1. Lefebvre 2. Pieniazek 3. Tidemand 4. Latvala 5. Ogier 6. Mikkelsen 7. Breen 8. Østberg 9. Sordo 10. Lappi 11. Suninen 12. Evans 13. Neuville Sun 11:45 WRC 2 standings after SS19-1. Tidemand 3h 56m 55.5sec 2. Pieniazek +1m 59.9sec 3. Lefebvre +2m 20.5sec 4. Loubet +3m 03.3sec 5. Arai +5m 08.9sec Sun 11:29 SS19: WRC 2 - Tidemand's lead keeps growing, he's 1m 59.9sec ahead of Lukasz Pieniazek with just the second run of Fafe to go. Lefebvre is 20.6sec behind in third. Sun 11:20 Junior WRC update - It's all going on in the J WRC as Callum Devine has been forced to retire from second in the class with front-end damage on SS18. Sun 11:15 WRC standings after SS19-1. Neuville 3h 43m 11.5sec 2. Evans +37.5sec 3. Suninen +45.9sec 4. Lappi +56.6sec 5. Sordo +1m 0.7sec Sun 11:11 SS19: Latvala - Latvala is our last WRC car through - after the retirement of Yazeed Al Rahji after the first run of Fafe - and he's 4.9sec down on Suninen.

6 Sun 11:10 SS19: Ogier - Sébastien is in tyre-saving mode as well, 14.4sec down for him. "We have been waiting for the Power Stage since Friday afternoon! The first run went fine for me, I hope an earlier time on the road will give me a good chance but we will always try." Sun 11:07 SS19: Mikkelsen - Slowest time through the stage for Andreas, he's focussing on the Power Stage points "It is all going to plan, we're trying to save tyres!" Sun 11:04 SS19: Neuville - He's 7.1sec down on Suninen through the stage, but he still has 37.5sec in hand over the pack behind as they get ready for the Live TV Power Stage: "I don't know how the Power Stage will go, I will follow my feeling once I start the stage, we will see. I will try and keep it on the road and if I can I'll try and claim at least 1 or 2 points." Sun 11:01 SS19: Evans - Elfyn comes through 3.4sec down on his team-mate. "Got through the stages all okay." Not much to say for the M-Sport driver. Sun 10:57 SS19: Sordo - The Spaniard slots in third on this stage, and he's lost 0.8sec to Lappi in the overall standings as well, he's still in fifth. He says: "I smashed the windscreen on this stage, we took a stone with the splitter and it came up and hit. I think there was a cut in the road and that's when it hit the splitter. But we had more grip on that stage." Sun 10:56 SS19: Suninen - 1.7sec up for Suninen on this stage! He's opened up his gap to Lappi "It has been really consistent speed, now my driving has been more efficient. I've been taking it carefully and the speed has come. I don't want to think about the podium, just doing the best work I can!"

7 Sun 10:52 SS19: Lappi - We're running out of words to describe Lappi's speed today, he's 7.1sec up on Østberg through the flying finish. "Yeah it is still close! It is tough to gain any seconds to be honest but I'm trying all the time. Let's see how we finish, but it is tough definitely." Sun 10:49 SS19: Østberg - He completes the stage 1.2sec up on his team-mate, he adds: "This was really the first stage where the car was supposed to work and I had a nice feeling. The car worked well and it was a good stage." Sun 10:46 SS19: Breen - He's through to stage end now, and he's chatting to Colin Clark: "Yeah I'm enjoying it, hopefully in the future this is something we'll have to put up with on more regular occasions." Sun 10:43 SS19: Breen - Our penultimate stage of the day is underway now, Breen storming onto the second run of the Montim stage. Sun 10:35 WRC 2 standings after SS18-1. Tidemand 3h 50m 59.2sec 2. Pieniazek +1m 50.7sec 3. Lefebvre +2m 18.0sec 4. Loubet +2m 51.6sec 5. Arai +3m 36.8sec Sun 10:27 SS18: WRC 2 - Tidemand comes through with the fastest time so far, with Pieniazek slipping further off the pace. But he's still second for now, despite Lefebvre taking 8.7sec out of his advantage. Sun 10:18

8 SS18: Latvala - Jari-Matti isn't in preservation mode though! He's set the fastest stage time, 1.5sec up Sun 10:12 SS18: Ogier - After winning the first run of Fafe, Ogier isn't pushing his Fiesta too hard on this test - across the line 25.9sec slower than Lappi. Sun 10:09 SS18: Mikkelsen - First of the Rally2 runners through to the end and the Hyundai driver has dropped 17.3sec to Lappi as he looks to save his tyres - and his engine - for this afternoon's Live TV Power Stage Sun 10:07 WRC standings after SS18-1. Neuville 3h 37m 23.1sec 2. Evans +41.2sec 3. Suninen +53.0sec 4. Lappi +1m 02.0sec 5. Sordo +1m 05.3sec. Sun 10:05 SS18: Neuville - Neuville finishes the stage now, 3.5sec down on Lappi as he continues to just manage this rally - he doesn't need to push too hard at this point. Sun 10:03 SS18: Evans - The M-Sport Ford driver has lost a bit of time on this one, he's 5.4sec down on Lappi and his lead to team-mate Suninen is 11.8sec now. Sun 10:01 SS18: Sordo - That three-way battle for third has taken another swing - Dani Sordo is down to fifth again after dropping 4.0sec to Lappi. The Finn's advantage is 3.3sec now.

9 Sun 09:58 SS18: Suninen - Teemu loses more time to Esapekka, just 1.2sec though so the lead is still 9.0sec. Sun 09:54 SS18: Lappi - What else do you expect? Lappi is fastest through the stage again sec up now. Sun 09:52 SS18: Citroën - The two C3s are through to the end of SS18 now, with Østberg finishing 2.6sec ahead of Breen. Sun 09:49 SS17: Arai - Hiroki Arai completes the stage now, he's lost time to Lefebvre on the class stadings - 1m 02.1sec behind the Frenchman now. Sun 09:48 SS17: Lefebvre - Stéphane is through to the stop control in the R5 version of the C3, he's 0.9sec faster than Tidemand through the stage. Sun 09:46 SS17: Pieniazek - The Polish Skoda driver is 5.5sec down on Tidemand across the line. The Swede's lead grows to 1m 35.7sec. Sun 09:45 SS17: Latvala - The Toyota driver completes this stage 4.7sec down on Ogier, but is focussing on the Power Stage this afternoon: "I'm now more focussing on the notes and the rocks and being careful on the tyres so they are better for the Power Stage."

10 Sun 09:43 SS17: Ogier - The championship leader is fastest through the stage, he's 2.2sec up on Sordo through this run. "That's the only target we have for the weekend - five Power Stage points. It is great to see so many spectators, it is a magic place to rally." Sun 09:40 SS18 - Without a minute to pause, we're onto the next stage. Here's a guide to what our crews can expect: Luilhas, 11.89km Luilhas begins on narrow roads with small banks on either side. It s generally fast with some long straights. After a twisty section from 2.3km, the stage opens out and there are fast corners between huge boulders. At 9.5km it drops downhill before a sequence of hairpins to the finish. Sun 09:38 SS17: Mikkelsen - No holding back from Andreas, just 2.2sec off the stage-winning time. "We will try and go for as many points as we can. We're saving the good mapping for then." Sun 09:37 WRC standings after SS17-1. Neuville 3h 29m 08.9sec 2. Evans +39.3sec 3. Suninen +55.3sec 4. Sordo +1m 04.8sec 5. Lappi +1m 05.5sec Sun 09:36 SS17: Neuville - Neuville's running a managed rally today, he's got enough of a lead that he doesn't need to push too hard. He's 3.0sec down at the end of the stage. "It is just for safety, if I have a puncture I'll be safe with two tyres. On this stage I feel the rear is moving a lot, it is going to be difficult for the Power Stage." Sun 09:35 SS17: Evans - The Welshman is the next to join Molly Pettit at stage end, he's 3.3sec off the pace after this one. "Obviously I want some Power Stage points! But let's see what position we're in by the time we get to then."

11 Sun 09:31 SS17: Sordo - The Hyundai driver comes through the flying finish now and he's 1.1sec faster than Lappi - he's back into fourth! "The stage before the car was sliding a lot on the rear, okay we have one tyre used at the beginning of the loop so we don't have many soft tyres. We lost quite a bit of time to Suninen on the first stage." Sun 09:29 SS17: Suninen - He took prisoners on the jump! Teemu just about keeps on the gravel and he's 0.3sec slower than Lappi - the gap still 10.2sec though. "I really want to be on the podium - we are pushing quite a lot." Sun 09:25 SS17: Lappi - Lappi's the fastest through the stage now, 6.7sec faster than Østberg. "It is a big battle but the gap is too big. I'm doing everything I can but I can't go faster. Teemu is doing a really good job." Sun 09:22 SS17: Østberg - A big leap for the Norwegian through the jump and he finishes now. "I lacked traction on the stage, it is no drama at all - the balance of the car is nice but it is too stiff for the first pass." Sun 09:19 SS17: Breen - The C3 briefly takes to the air, but Breen nails the landing cautious of not wanting to do any damage his car for the next three stages: "Not great to be honest, it is frustrating to be first on the road. I sound like a broken record but with nothing to fight for it is tough to be opening the road." Sun 09:17 SS17: Breen - Craig's well into the stage now, preparing for the Fafe jump! Sun 09:10

12 SS16: WRC 2 - The top three in WRC 2 have finished now, Pontus Tidemand leads the way with Pieniazek 10.8sec down and Lefebvre 4.9sec slower. Sun 09:03 WRC standings after SS16-1. Neuville 3h 22m 23.0sec 2. Evans 39.0sec 3. Suninen 56.9sec 4. Lappi 1m 07.4sec 5. Sordo 1m 07.8sec Sun 09:02 SS17 guide - While we wait for WRC 2 to feed through SS16 let's see what Fafe has to offer: Fafe 1, 11.18km Fafe is one of the WRC s iconic locations. It is all about the final 2km where tens of thousands of fans flock to two famous sections. They stand high on the hillside to view the cars heading downhill into a square left corner, before a small section of asphalt leads into a hairpin back onto gravel. Just before the finish is a stomach-churning jump. In the first few kilometres fans have painted the names of their favourite drivers on rocks that line the stage. Sun 09:01 SS16: Ogier - Ogier's time pops up now after a bit of a delay on the timing system - he's 12.4sec off the pace of the flying Finn. Sun 09:00 SS16: Latvala - Jari-Matti - the second of our Rally2 runners - comes through 3.4sec down Sun 08:59 SS16: Mikkelsen - Mikkelsen slow through the stage as he continues to run with a slightly de-tuned engine ahead of this afternoon's Live TV Power Stage, he's 9.4sec off the fastest stage time. Sun 08:56

13 SS16: Neuville - Rally leader Thierry Neuville has lost some time on the stage, he's 5.6sec down on Lappi after this test. "I tried to stay on a good rhythm through the first few stages and then afterwards we'll see what we can do, but the most important thing for us is the Power Stage." Sun 08:55 SS16: Evans - Another Fiesta through the flying finish, Elfyn is 4.8sec down. "All ok, it was extremely slippery out there, a lot more loose than expected." Sun 08:53 SS16: Sordo - Dani's slipped to fifth overall, he is 6.2sec down on the stage and 0.4sec behind Lappi in the standings now. "I tried to do as well as possible but it is very slippery." Sun 08:50 SS16: Suninen - That battle for third, fourth and fifth is really looking tight. Suninen is 0.6sec slower than Lappi through the stage, the gap between them 10.5sec now with Sordo yet to complete. "Everything is tough but luckily it is only 0.6sec. It was soft on the first few corners, I just need to improve the driving and I believe we can do it." Sun 08:49 SS16: Lappi - The overnight stop hasn't blunted Lappi's speed, he's 10.9sec faster than anyone so far. "It is good to be ahead but one or two seconds is not going to be enough! We need more! It was a pretty nice drive." Sun 08:46 SS16: Østberg - The second Citroën is through the finish now, 0.3sec down on Breen after this one. "We have done a set-up for this afternoon, it doesn't feel good this morning but I knew the car would be too stiff and difficult - it should be good for the Power Stage though." Sun 08:45

14 SS16: Breen - The Irishman pulls into stop control now, just under six minutes after he started the test. "Very loose, it has been dry - no rain. So just driving through really. Let's see where we start on the road for the Power Stage." Sun 08:43 Start times - A reminder: Just two minute gaps between the cars today Sun 08:39 SS16: Breen - Craig Breen powers up the Citroën and gets the final day of action underway under what are blue skies and sunshine out on the stages! Sun 08:35 Stage info: SS16 - Montim 1, 8.64km The shortest proper stage should be popular with drivers. Most of it is on sandy-based medium to wide roads and is generally flowing. The biggest challenges are the handful of twisty, boulder-lined sections and a couple of corners hidden over crests. Sun 08:34 Start list - 1. Breen 2. Østberg 3. Lappi 4. Suninen 5. Sordo 6. Evans 7. Neuville 8. Mikkelsen 9. Ogier 10. Latvala Sun 08:31 Weather - It s an overcast day at the Exponor service park, with temperatures in the mid-teens. Sun 08:30 Tyres - All crews have gone for five soft Michelin tyres except for Thierry Neuville who has taken six softs.

15 Sun 08:29 J WRC update - Dennis Rådström has all but secured the Junior WRC win for this round as he kept it clean and tidy yesterday while his rivals faltered. He s got a lead of 4m 03.7sec over second-placed Callum Devine with Enrico Oldrati in third. Sun 08:27 WRC 2 update - After his disappointing Friday, Pontus Tidemand stole the show yesterday as he claimed a clean sweep of stages on Saturday to move into the lead of the class. He s got more than one minute in hand over Lukasz Pieniazek in second. Stéphane Lefebvre is third after a puncture on SS14 was compounded by braking and transmission issues on SS15. Early leader Gus Greensmith is eighth after he was forced to retire with broken suspension on the road section before the final stage. Sun 08:24 WRC update - Thierry Neuville is the man in the hot seat after a clean run through yesterday s stages. Elfyn Evans is 39.8sec behind in second with his M-Sport Ford team-mate Teemu Suninen lying in third as Dani Sordo s penalty has relegated him to fourth. Lappi is fifth, Østberg is sixth, Breen is seventh and Yazeed Al Rahji is eighth. Sun 08:23 Sunday itinerary - Five stages for the crews to tackle today. The day starts with the 8.64km Montim test before going to Fafe (11.18km), Luílhas (11.89km) and a second run of Montim before the famous Fafe test is repeated again as the Live TV Power Stage. It all gets underway at 8:35. Sun 08:19 Overnight news - We ll start the day with some news shall we? Dani Sordo has dropped to fourth in the standings after he was given a 10sec penalty for dislodging two of the bales on a Porto Street Stage roundabout during SS8. Teemu Suninen is now third by 5.8sec with Lappi still in fifth but only 5.3sec behind the Hyundai driver. Sun 08:16

16 Olá Live Texters - It s the final day of Vodafone Rally de Portugal and we re preparing for two runs of the Fafe jump! Sun 08:13 Live Text - We'll be signing off from the Live Text now, news and reports from the day's six stages will be on WRC.com throughout the evening! Sat 18:31 WRC 2 standings after SS15-1. Tidemand 3h 29m 22.7sec 2. Pieniazek +1m 19.4sec 3. Lefebvre +2m 07.7sec 4. Loubet +2m 15.8sec 5. Arai +2m 54.2sec Sat 18:20 SS15: Loubet - Pierre-Louis Loubet finishes his afternoon with the third fastest WRC 2 time through the stage and he's fourth in class now. Sat 18:13 SS15: Tidemand - Make that six wins out of six for Pontus, he's 15.2sec up on Pieniazek and 2m 29.4sec up on Lefebvre - that moves him into the lead! Sat 18:10 SS15: Lefebvre - Lefebvre has lost a lot of time on that stage, he's 2m 14.2sec down on Pieniazek and has slipped behind him in the class standings. Sat 18:08 WRC standings after SS15-1. Neuville 3h 16m 30.0sec 2. Evans +39.8sec 3. Sordo +57.2sec 4. Suninen +1m 01.9sec 5. Lappi +1m 13.0sec Sat 18:06

17 SS15: Solans - Solans stopped at 24.1km. Don't know the reason why at the moment. Sat 18:04 SS15: Pieniazek - Our first WRC 2 car breaks the timing beam at the flying finish and he's set a 26m 12.2sec for the rest of the class to aim for. "Today I didn't have luck, I got a puncture on the previous stage and now I need to keep pushing to secure our position on the podium." Sat 18:04 SS15: Latvala - Jari-Matti was faster than anyone through a handful of splits on that stage but ends up 4.0sec down on Ogier. "Yeah it was a good stage, I tried to push but I know I'm losing at the end - it is so rough and I'm just wanting to protect the car." Sat 17:59 SS15: Ogier - Ogier fastest through the stage now, 2.5sec up on Neuville. "Yeah it has been hard work. Everyone knows when you fight for nothing it is not much fun, but we were consistently fast this afternoon so at least there were some positives." Sat 17:56 SS15: Mikkelsen - Mikkelsen reaches the end of the stage now, 15.2sec down on Neuville after a tough day for the Norwegian - forced to save his engine after issues yesterday. "I landed a bit on the front on this jump, I tried to go full on this one but we lost some time because of the engine power. I want to try and get as many points as possible on the Live TV Power Stage tomorrow. Sat 17:53 SS15: Neuville - The rally leader goes fastest! He's 8.1sec up on the rest of the field through this one. "I knew I could make the difference again here. I had a nice clean run, it is a beautiful stage. There are some wet corners and I can see some people went wide, I just braked early and turned in tighter."

18 Sat 17:50 SS15: Heller - More issues for the WRC 2 class as Pedro Heller has stopped 6.4km into the stage Sat 17:48 SS15: Greensmith - Drama for Gus Greensmith, he's retired on the road stage heading towards SS15 with broken suspension on his Fiesta. Sat 17:48 SS15: Evans - Evans comes through to the end of this loop now, he lost a bit of time to Lappi on the closing split having been faster than the Finn until then. He ultimately loses 3.7sec by the time he gets to the finish. However, his lead over Sordo has grown to 17.4sec. "I wasn't entirely happy with the stage to be honest, felt the same as it did this morning in the second half. Overall, I'm happy with how the day has gone." Sat 17:47 SS15: Sordo - Dani Sordo has recovered some of the time lost early doors with his spin, losing 5.8sec to Lappi and retaining his advantage over Suninen by 4.7sec. "After that there is something strange on the car, when I come to the throttle it only goes to the rear and it spins. I know I can do better." Sat 17:44 SS15: Suninen - He's slower than Lappi! The gap has shrunk by 1.6sec to 11.1sec in the standings. Possibly not what the M-Sport Ford crew would have wanted going into Sunday and two runs over the formidable Fafe jump. He tells Emyr Penlan: "Wasn't the best run for me, at the beginning I was struggling the balance of the car when the hard and softs were crossed - I need to learn how to drive the car when it is like this." Sat 17:41 SS15: Lappi - He's half a minute up at the flying finish, 31.3sec up to be exact. How was SS15 for him? "I'm afraid it's not enough, the whole afternoon I've been flatout. I've add had so many moments but I can't push any harder. I can't take any tenths out from Teemu or Dani."

19 Sat 17:38 SS15: Østberg - The Norwegian has lost time to Breen on this stage having been green on all the splits, he crosses the line 0.3sec down. "It has been a tough day for sure. Today I think we managed the set-up well in the morning but in the afternoon not everything worked out from the changes we suggested. It is hard to do 38km when you are not happy with the car. Some sections are nice but at least I could enjoy the landscape!" Sat 17:36 SS15: Breen - End of the day for Breen, he's just arrived at stop control: "There was bits and pieces of rain, probably more at the start and the humidity was up at places. But we got through and got the day out of the way." Sat 17:32 SS15: Neuville - It looks like Neuville will be aiming for a repeat of his time on the first run of Amarante - he's the fastest man through the opening split. Sat 17:27 SS15: Suninen - However, Suninen isn't just matching but bettering his countryman's stage times. At 13.42km he's 2.7sec faster than Lappi Sat 17:24 SS15: Lappi - Lappi is on for a great time here, 11.6sec up on Breen at the fourth of nine splits on this 37.60km stage Sat 17:21 SS15: Sordo - A spin for Dani early on in this stage! He comes round a left-hander and the rear goes round on him. Sat 17:18

20 SS15: Suninen - In the battle of the flying Finns Teemu Suninen has claimed an early advantage, he's 0.5sec up on Lappi at the 3.74km split. Sat 17:17 SS15: Lappi - Esapekka is onto the stage and he's continuing his good form on today's stages, 0.3sec up on Østberg at the opening split. Sat 17:15 SS15: Weather watch - Heavy rain being reported at the finish line of this stage Sat 17:14 SS15: Craig Breen - Road-sweeper Craig Breen is back on duty for the final time today as he powers onto Amarante 2. Sat 17:06 SS13: Ken Torn - News from the J WRC: Ken Torn, who was lying in second has been forced to retire for the day on SS13 because of a broken driveshaft. Sat 17:02 WRC 2 standings after SS14-1. Lefebvre 2h 03m 04.0sec 2. Tidemand +21.7sec 3. Pieniazek +1m25.9sec 4. Greensmith +2m 04.6sec 5. Loubet +2m 04.7sec Sat 16:47 SS14: Loubet - Loubet completes SS14, and he's lost a place to Greensmith in the WRC 2 standings by just 0.1sec. Sat 16:42

21 WRC standings after SS14-1. Neuville 2h 51m 39.8sec 2. Evans 28.0sec 3. Sordo 43.3sec 4. Suninen 52.2sec 5. Lappi 1m 04.9sec Sat 16:41 SS14: Tidemand - Pontus has set the fastest time again, that's five-ina-row for the Skoda Motorsport driver. It's also helped him pull to 21.7sec of the lead in class now. Sat 16:38 SS14: Lefebvre - Stéphane has lost time at the end now, it looks like the wet conditions could be causing some troubles for crews. He's 11sec slower than Greensmith. Sat 16:34 SS14: Pieniazek - He's through to the end of the stage now and it appears he's lost time towards the end. He was 6.0sec down at the final split but crosses the finish line 26.2sec behind. Sat 16:33 SS14: WRC 2 - We're moving onto the support class now, with Gus Greensmith the first entrant to set a time. Sat 16:30 SS14: Latvala - He's been close to Thierry's pace, up by 0.3sec at the final split, and he's 0.6sec up at the finish. "Miikka and I were discussing the conditions, how much it had affected the cars ahead. It is important now that the car is fast and we can build things around it." Sat 16:29 SS14: Ogier - Sébastien Ogier is through the flying finish - he's only 0.8sec down on Neuville to go second on the stage. "There were some tricky corners

22 towards the end, I made a small mistake on a first gear corner and lost a bit of time - maybe one or two seconds." Sat 16:25 SS14: Neuville - Neuville is the next to greet Colin Clark at stage end, he's gone top of the stage times by 4.4sec. His lead is 28sec: "I didn't know with the tyres in the abrasive parts so I pushed a bit more, I lost a bit too much in the first stage when I wasn't pushing as hard. I knew the last 30% of the stage was humid and then all of a sudden there was standing water." Sat 16:20 SS14: Evans - The Welshman sets the fastest time so far, 0.9sec up on his fellow Fiesta driver. That's given him a bit of extra time over Sordo, gap is now 15.3sec: "The grip was very low most of the way through and towards the end there were some corners which were like ice - I think I just about judged corners in time! I think we could have gone softer on the tyres but it's difficult when it's dry in the previous stage." Sat 16:17 SS14: Sordo - The Hyundai driver is just 0.3sec slower than Suninen through this stage, his advantage has been reduced but only to 8.9sec. "I tried to push like hell. In the middle of the stage the hard tyres worked really well. At the end I pushed like hell because it was moving at the rear - some standing water in places." Sat 16:13 SS14: Suninen - Teemu edges out Lappi on this stage, 0.9sec up on his countryman in their battle fourth. The gap now is 12.7sec. "It is hard to be faster than him, but hard tyres in the mud meant no grip at all. I think we were better in the mid-section when it was a bit drier." Sat 16:11 SS14: Lappi - Lappi continues his good turn of pace, finishing 14.5sec ahead of Breen. "It's really nice to be in the fight with a fellow Finn. Okay I don't know how this went, but it changed - damp like this, 200kph and under braking, it is quite a surprise!" Sat 16:08

23 SS14: Østberg - He's through to the stage end now, losing 47.9sec to Breen after his off. "I was caught out by the rain, it was raining in the beginning - very slippery on the hard tyres. On the bright gravel I couldn't see it was getting slippery." Sat 16:06 SS14: Østberg - He's managed to get going again thanks to some fan power! Sat 16:02 SS14: Østberg - Østberg stopped 16km into this stage, he ran wide on a right-hander and spectators pushed him back onto the road Sat 16:01 SS13: Tidemand - Tidemand continues his dominant display today, his fourth win on the spin on Friday. This time he's 5.5sec up on Lefebvre and that's closed the gap even more - just 43.9sec between the pair now. Sat 15:57 SS13: Lefebvre - Stéphane is continuing his good work in the C3 R5 and he comes into stop control 3sec up on his WRC 2 rivals. "I want to push to have a good gap tonight, I want to have a clean stage but I don't think the gap to Greensmith on this stage is not enough." Sat 15:54 SS13: Lukasz Pieniazek - The Pole is our second WRC 2 driver to come through - after Greensmith - he's 5.6sec down but the gap is still 1m 04.9sec between them. "We struggled on the first loop, we chose the wrong tyres. We have to keep pushing, the gap is not so big." Sat 15:52

24 SS13: Gus Greensmith - Greensmith throws up a lot of dust as he crosses the flying finish: "It felt horrible losing time this morning, we love and hate this sport at the same time. I'm pretty sure I can get back on the podium so I'm going to push hard and see what we can do." Sat 15:50 SS13: Jari-Matti Latvala - Jari-Matti becomes the second Yaris driver to finish this stage, 8.7sec down. "We're a bit optimistic with the hard tyre, obviously at this stage it would have been working better without the rain. It wasn't the greatest stage for myself but we learnt something." Sat 15:48 SS14 - Craig Breen is about to tackle SS14, let's see what it has in store for him: Vieira do Minho 2, 17.50km The stage has a little of everything sandy sections contrast with a clay surface and wide roads are followed by narrower stretches. Some parts have been regraded with dust and dirt placed on top and compacted. It winds its way between big boulders in the opening few kilometres while the finish section brings challenging corners which the drivers will relish. Sat 15:46 SS13: Ogier - Our championship leader was pretty downbeat this morning having been forced to restart under Rally 2. He's only 1.5sec down on his teammate, he's acting as a sounding board this afternoon: "We've been talking in the service, they asked me how I'll be going and I told them I'm starting like this and they've done the same." Sat 15:45 SS13: Mikkelsen - Andreas, in his car where the engine has been tuned down a bit after his issues yesterday, is 11.1sec off the pace. "You always want to fight but it is how it is at the moment. We couldn't have done too much more." Sat 15:42 SS13: Neuville - Neuville leads the rally and his lead has been cut slightly on this run, 6.3sec down on Evans. But remember what happened this morning, he

25 saved his tyres for a massive push on Amarante - is he doing the same again? "I don't know if harder tyres would have been better, I took it carefully under braking as it is quite rough." Sat 15:39 SS13: Evans - Elfyn is green through the splits, 4.4sec up on his stablemate at the final timing line and he's 5sec up on Suninen across the line! "It was a good run, I was happy with the stage. Maybe a bit aggressive in places but we'll be looking ahead to the next ones." Sat 15:36 SS13: Sordo - Dani pulls into the stop control, 4.1sec down on Suninen, his advantage over the Finn now just 9.2sec. "The car started to move on the rear a lot and I don't know if it is with hard tyres they are better at the end. I am surprised at the time, I thought it would be better." Sat 15:33 SS13: Suninen - Teemu isn't letting Lappi get too close in their battle for fourth! The M-Sport Ford driver is 0.6sec up - the gap between them is 11.8sec now. "That's rallying when we're driving on the limit! There's not so many places where we can gain a lot of time, the road is clearing so it is benefitting the cars behind but we are on the limit." Sat 15:30 SS13: Lappi - The Toyota driver has done a great time, 10.5sec faster than anyone through the stage so far. He says: "For sure our tyre choice for this one wasn't the best so I decided to give it everything. A bit of time isn't enough but I'm giving it my all." Sat 15:27 SS13: Østberg - He completes the stage, 0.8sec faster than the Irishman. He talks tyres as well: "The soft would help to get some more traction, but hopefully the hard will benefit us in the later stages." Sat 15:24

26 SS13: Breen - Breen crosses the line, and is asked about his choice of 4 soft and 2 hard tyres: "Maybe I got the tyre choice wrong! First on the road I thought my choice was better." Sat 15:21 SS13: Østberg - Back on the current stage, Mads is 3.1sec slower than his team-mate at the 7.43km split. Sat 15:19 SS7 Update - You may remember Mads Østberg and Teemu Suninen were given notional times after SS7 had to be stopped. They've been adjusted slightly, with Suninen given a 19m 39.6sec and Østberg has a 19m 37.9sec Sat 15:18 SS13: Lappi - Esapekka cracks his knuckles and powers onto the stage - the third to tackle the 17.50km on this leg. Sat 15:14 SS13: Breen - The clock strikes 15:08 and Breen powers his Citroën onto the stage to get the afternoon loop underway Sat 15:07 Eyes on the skies - Getting another report of rain now, this time 7.5km into the stage. This could be interesting! Sat 15:05 A reminder of standings - Thierry Neuville leads going into this afternoon loop, with Elfyn Evans 29.9sec behind in second and Dani Sordo 5sec further back. WRC 2 is led by Stéphane Lefebvre and Dennis Rådström leads in the J WRC

27 Sat 15:02 Afternoon tyres - A mixed bag of selections for tyres this afternoon: Hyundai and Breen: 4 soft, 2 hard. Toyota and Østberg: 5 hard. M-Sport Ford: 3 hard, 2 soft. Sat 14:54 Weather report - It's sunny and breezy at the Porto service park, but not so at the end of Vieira do Minho. Our stage end reporter Molly Pettit has said dark clouds are rolling in and there are even a few drops of rain! Sat 14:52 We're back! - Ready and waiting for the start of SS13 in approximately 20 minutes time Sat 14:48 A break for now - With the cars heading back to Exponor for service, we'll take a break for now but we'll be back in time for SS13 at 15:08. Sat 12:26 WRC 2 standings after SS12-1. Lefebvre 2h 37m 10.0sec 2. Tidemand +49.4sec 3. Pieniazek +1m 02.1sec 4. Arai +1m 54.9sec 5. Loubet +2m 01.7sec 6. Greensmith +2m 12.6sec Sat 12:21 SS12: Arai - Greensmith is really falling down the order now, Toyota development driver Hiroki Arai slots himself in fourth, pushing Loubet to fifth and Greensmith to sixth. Sat 12:18

28 SS12: Loubet - Pierre-Louis Loubet finishes third fastest on the stage in his Hyundai and pushes Greensmith down to fifth overall. Sat 12:17 SS12: Tidemand - There's a reason the Swede is the reigning WRC 2 champion, he's claimed a hat-trick of wins this morning and he's moved to second overall sec behind Lefebvre. A great comeback from the Skoda Motorsport driver. Sat 12:13 SS12: Lefebvre - The Frenchman completes the morning loop and he's 26.2sec faster than Pieniazek - the gap between the pair now 1m 02.1sec in the overall standings. Sat 12:09 SS12: Pieniazek - The Polish Skoda driver extends his lead over Greensmith in the overall standings to 1m 10.5sec as he goes 8.5sec faster on the stage. Sat 12:07 WRC standings after SS12-1. Neuville 2h 27m 03.0sec 2. Evans +29.9sec 3. Sordo +34.9sec 4. Suninen +54.6sec 5. Lappi +59.4sec Sat 12:06 SS12: WRC 2 - Our WRC 2 competitors are edging ever closer to the end of the stage now, and Lukasz Pieniazek broke the beam at the final split 9.0sec faster than Gus Greensmith Sat 12:03 SS12: Latavala - The Toyota driver rolls into stop control now, he completed that stage 6.6sec down on Neuville.

29 Sat 12:00 SS12: Ogier - Ogier completes his morning now, 11.1sec slower than Neuville. Sat 11:58 SS12: WRC 2 - WRC 2 cars are filtering well into the stage now, and at the fifth split Stéphane Lefebevre is 13.2sec up on Greensmith. Sat 11:55 SS12: Neuville - Neuville is the first driver to break the 25min barrier - he's 8.7sec faster than Lappi! "We made some small changes before the stage and obviously it is quite slippy in this one so I decided to push hard. It seems like the time is good. It is going to be rough this afternoon." Sat 11:53 SS12: Evans - Evans crosses the flying finish now and he's 8.5sec slower than Esapekka - and Thierry is 14sec faster at the final split! "Everything is fine but I could tell it wasn't going so well but didn't know what to do to change it. Didn't get any traction in the second half of that one." Sat 11:50 SS12: Sordo - Hyundai man Sordo is just 1.9sec off the lead time on this stage, a great time over the course of this 37.60km stage. "I do my best and I push in a good way. For me the stage was clean, I had a feeling like I would do well but Lappi is quite fast." Sat 11:47 SS12: Suninen - His gap over Lappi in the overall standings has dropped to 4.8sec as well. Sat 11:45

30 SS12: Suninen - The M-Sport Ford driver drops 4.5sec on that stage: "No real issues, just a few times late on the throttle but it has quite a big effect. It is so sandy that it isn't cleaning after one car or two cars." Sat 11:44 SS12: Lappi - Lappi is 11.8sec up on the fastest stage time as he reaches stop control. A good morning's work for him: "Everything is achievable, but there is a long afternoon coming up. We were maybe 15sec shy of the podium before this one but we'll see what happens. It is very sandy, but is the same for everyone I guess." Sat 11:41 SS12: Østberg - Mads is across the line 17.7sec faster than Breen, finishing his morning loop. "It is not easy to catch Lappi, every car on the road is helping and to be honest I don't want to risk anything. I'm just here to finish, I'm increasing my speed but he's increasing his as well." Sat 11:38 SS12: Neuville - Rally leader Thierry Neuville has completed 13.42km of this stage and he's done it faster than anyone, 2.6sec faster than Lappi. It seems his strategy of saving tyres on SS10/11 has worked for him at the moment. Sat 11:36 SS12: Meeke - On-board shows he goes for a left-hander and the rear of the car slides wide on him. Kris and Paul are both out of the car and OK. Sat 11:33 SS12: Meeke - He's off the road 31.1km into the stage. He's into the trees. Sat 11:30

31 SS12: Lappi km in, and Lappi remains the fastest man on the stage so far, he's 3.5sec up on Østberg and Meeke Sat 11:29 SS12: Suninen - Teemu has popped in a competitive third split, he's just 1.1sec down at this point in that tough battle for fourth place overall. Sat 11:26 SS12: Østberg - He's 0.4sec up on Meeke 13.42km into the longest stage of the rally, he's getting the advantage of his team-mates sweeping the road ahead of him. Sat 11:23 SS12: Lappi - Esapekka is 3.5sec up at the first of nine splits, while Østberg is the fastest of anyone at the third split 11.2km into Amarante Sat 11:19 SS12: Meeke - We've got three cars onto the stage now with the addition of Mads Østberg, and Meeke's pace notes are an interesting insight into how he and Paul Nagle work with the notes pointing out the "Second green tree" as they use everything they can to tackle this monster of a stage. Sat 11:13 SS12: Meeke - The red Citroën of Kris Meeke is next onto the stage - 3 minute gaps between our WRC cars today. Sat 11:10 SS12: Breen - Craig Breen gets the final stage of the morning loop underway now, 37.60km for him to tackle alongside Scott Martin

32 Sat 11:05 Let's take a look at SS12: - Amarante 1, 37.60km The rally s longest stage is a fraction shorter than in It s wide, fast and flowing but there are plenty of corners among trees which are close to the road. The surface is smooth with a fine layer of gravel on top, but there are also short stretches of asphalt and cobbles. The middle section runs down one side of a valley before returning up the other side and offers great viewing for fans. Organisers have built small banks in places to prevent cutting. Sat 10:54 WRC 2 standings after SS11-1. Lefebvre 2h 10m 52.6sec 2. Pieniazek +35.9sec 3. Tidemand +57.9sec 4. Greensmith +1m 38.3sec 5. Arai +1m 43.6sec Sat 10:51 SS11: Greensmith - An update from Greensmith on his issues this morning: Greensmith: Just a puncture on the left rear, but it debeaded another tyre in the process so we just need to drive slowly to make sure it doesn t come off the rim. Sat 10:49 SS11: Tidemand - But it looks like it could be a second stage win of the day for the Skoda Motorsport driver! Pontus is 7.3sec up at the finish - he's moved to third overall! Sat 10:41 SS11: Lefebvre - Stéphane has also had a great stage, he is 17.6sec up on Pieniazek and leads the class by 35.9sec Sat 10:37 SS11: Greensmith - Gus has lost more time to his rivals in the WRC 2 standings after this stage, Pieniazek has pulled away by another 34.8secs to be more than one minute ahead now. Sat 10:35

33 SS11: Latvala - He can't claim another stage win on this one, 4.5sec off Evans' stage-winning time. "It is good, on this stage I took it a little more careful because there are loose stones. I hit one at one point but thankfully it doesn't do too much damage. After yesterday they are scaring us a bit more than usual." Sat 10:32 WRC standings after SS11-1. Neuville 2h 02m 06.2sec 2. Evans +12.7sec 3. Sordo +24.3sec 4. Suninen +41.4sec 5. Lappi +50.7sec Sat 10:30 SS11: Ogier - 6.6sec down on his team-mate on SS11. He said he found it hard to motivate himself on the last stage, has that changed at all? "There is no objective, just go ahead until tomorrow. Not using it as a test as we have nothing to test." Hmm, not really. Sat 10:29 Paddon update - An update from Hyundai: Hayden had a good night and he'll be released from hospital soon. Sat 10:27 SS11: Mikkelsen - Not a great run for Andreas, 17.4sec off the pace for him at the end of the stage "Finding a rhythm is okay, we are driving and it is important to finish, but we can't do much because the engine is so down on power." Sat 10:26 SS11: Neuville - The Belgian is losing time through the splits to Evans, he's 5.9sec slower than Evans on the stage and his lead overall is cut to 12.7sec. "Everything is okay, I was a bit too careful on the tyres. It is quite abrasive and we need them for the next stage." Well let's see if that pays off for Thierry on Amarante. Sat 10:23

34 SS11: Evans - Elfyn Evans has really got into the groove on this test, he's 2.8sec faster than Sordo! What's his view on that one? "It was a good run in the stage actually, I enjoyed the driving and the car was all good. The smooth roads help, it was so difficult yesterday with the conditions we had." Sat 10:19 SS11: Sordo - Sordo seems to have found some of that good feeling again in the i20, he's 5.2sec up through the stage. "I think the suspension was really soft after the first loop so we made a few minor changes and it is getting better now." Sat 10:17 SS11: Suninen - Teemu strikes back on this one, he's 2.6sec quicker than Lappi on the stage and he pulls away slightly in the overall standings - 9.3sec between them now. "I'd have liked a bit more of a gap over Lappi. The surface was quite aggressive so there was a bit of movement." Sat 10:14 SS11: Lappi - Just like the last stage, Esapekka puts in a flying time. This time he's 2.9sec up, he adds: "For sure it will be tight with Teemu. I have a good feeling, good rhythm, I don't want to take any risks. There is more grip today than there was yesterday." Sat 10:11 SS11: Østberg - Three C3s through the stop control now as Mads takes 1.2sec out of Meeke with his fastest stage time so far. "It's feeling quite constant so that is good, we're just trying to enjoy it and learn the car - increasing speed as the day goes on. Kris is a very good benchmark and I'm glad to be faster than him." Sat 10:08 SS11: Meeke - That disadvantage Breen has by being handed sweeper duties has benefited his team-mate, Meeke is 9.7sec up on his team-mate. "Road position, the first three-four cars there is a lot of sweeping. These stages last year were horrible but today I have a nice feeling - that's important."

35 Sat 10:04 SS11: Breen - Jumping onto SS11, Craig Breen has got the second stage of the day under his belt. How's he feeling after that? "It's a bit like Monte, opening the road. The car feels really nice and the rhythm is good, just a shame I'm first on the road really." Sat 10:02 SS10: Tidemand - Pontus Tidemand is the fastest man on stage in WRC 2 now, he's 4.5sec faster than Lefebvre and is just 19.3sec behind Greensmith in the overall standings Sat 10:00 SS10: Lefebvre - And now the C3 R5 driver claims the class lead! He finishes 18.8sec ahead of the Pole and he takes class lead by 18.3sec Sat 09:56 SS10: Greensmith - Greensmith's issues early in the stage have cost him the lead of WRC 2 as Lukasz Pieniazek is 1m 01.9sec up on the Brit. Pieniazek takes the lead of the class by 27.6sec as it stands, but Stéphane Lefebvre could also gain a position as well. Sat 09:55 SS10: Latvala - Jari-Matti logs the fastest time! He's 2.4sec faster than Neuville on this stage, oh what could have been if he hadn't had his issues yesterday. "Very pleased with things, here today I can confirm the car is very good. We had to change some things because of the suspension damage yesterday but the car is good." Sat 09:51 SS11 - We're still waiting for our last WRC cars to filter through, but we're already onto the next one as Craig Breen launches onto the Cabeceiras de Basto stage Sat 09:48

36 SS10: Ogier - The championship leader is at stop control now, he finished that stage 2.3sec down - the fourth fastest time for him. "There is no target unfortunately, it is a day where it is difficult for motivation." Sat 09:48 SS10: Greensmith - Our WRC 2 leader had briefly stopped at the 3km but he's going again. Sat 09:45 SS10: Mikkelsen - Andreas is back in the game today after his engine issues forced him to stop on SS7. He is 6.8sec down at the end of this one. "Driving wise it is okay, but it is lacking in power. It's because of what happened yesterday, we had to make some changes to make it last." Sat 09:45 SS10: Neuville - Rally leader Thierry Neuville finishes SS10 now, and he's fastest! He's 0.2sec ahead of Lappi at the finish. "That's enough! It was a good stage, I tried to be careful in places as it is quite slippy in parts. It was ok." Sat 09:42 SS10: Evans - Elfyn is the next through to stop control and he's just 0.7sec slower, great time for him. He's happy with that: "It was quite slippery in places, the car was sliding quite a lot. I would say the grip is less than we had yesterday. Definitely hope I can stay ahead of Dani!" Well he's got a gap of 8.8sec over the Spaniard at the moment. Sat 09:39 SS10: Dani Sordo - The first Hyundai through the stage is Dani Sordo, he's 2.9sec down on Lappi as he breaks the timing beam at the flying finish. He tells Molly Pettit: "We don't have the same feeling in the car as we did yesterday, it was quite slippery out there." Sat 09:36

37 SS10: Suninen - Teemu can't match Lappi's pace, he's 4.7sec down as he slots into second fastest through the stage. "It wasn't the best run, I wasn't flat out pushing. I need to be on the limit to get the best times." Sat 09:33 SS10: Lappi - Blimey Esapekka! He's 5.8sec up on the Norwegian after a great run in the Yaris. "All the drivers in front of me are behind already so I don't need to focus on them so much. Not the perfect run, but ok I am satisfied." Sat 09:30 SS10: Østberg - Mads pulls into stop control and he's taken advantage of the road sweeping of his team-mates. He's 1.3sec up. "It was a good stage, a nice feeling in there. A good rhythm and I felt good." Sat 09:27 SS10: Meeke - Meeke is 11.1sec up as he crosses the finish. He says: "I'm enjoying my driving - even yesterday. I'm enjoying being the car, I remember this stage last year was horrific but now I can really get my teeth into it." Sat 09:24 SS10: Lappi - Esapekka Lappi is powering his way through the gravel roads here, he's 5.1sec up at the opening split - 1.2sec faster than Meeke Sat 09:21 SS10: Meeke - Kris is on for a good time, he's 4.9sec up on Breen at the 7.43km split. Sat 09:19