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Sébastien Loeb has put competitors' misfortunes to good use, massively extending his lead in the ADAC Rallye Deutschland as he heads into the third and final day of competition.
First to crack behind Loeb was Petter Solberg, who broke a wheel on his Ford Fiesta RS WRC on SS9. His Ford teammate Jari-Matti Latvala picked up the chase, but without any success so far, hovering in a powerless runner up spot.
Loeb's Citroën teammates, Mikko Hirvonen and Thierry Neuville haven't been able to replicate the Frenchman's pace. Hirvonen, despite hanging on to third, admitted himself he is no match to Loeb in terms of confidence, and Neuville ran off the road while running fourth.
Ott Tanak, aboard his M-Sport Fiesta took over as the dark horse, putting stage wins to his name. But his glory proved short-lived. He had to give it all up when he exited the road, and the rally, during the afternoon stages, leaving fellow Ford protege Mads Ostberg to take over fourth.
MINI's Dani Sordo had his chance to shine, just like everyone else it seems. The Spaniard, in his Prodrive entry, was holding on to a place on the podium before a puncture and then a fluid leak set him back down the order.
This allowed Chris Atkinson, in the second MINI ran by WRC Team MINI Portugal, to make his way up the fifth.
Three stages are left in store for Sunday. The action resumes around 9 am, local time.
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| Sébastien Loeb (Photo: WRC) |
First to crack behind Loeb was Petter Solberg, who broke a wheel on his Ford Fiesta RS WRC on SS9. His Ford teammate Jari-Matti Latvala picked up the chase, but without any success so far, hovering in a powerless runner up spot.
Loeb's Citroën teammates, Mikko Hirvonen and Thierry Neuville haven't been able to replicate the Frenchman's pace. Hirvonen, despite hanging on to third, admitted himself he is no match to Loeb in terms of confidence, and Neuville ran off the road while running fourth.
Ott Tanak, aboard his M-Sport Fiesta took over as the dark horse, putting stage wins to his name. But his glory proved short-lived. He had to give it all up when he exited the road, and the rally, during the afternoon stages, leaving fellow Ford protege Mads Ostberg to take over fourth.
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| Mads Ostberg (Photo: WRC) |
MINI's Dani Sordo had his chance to shine, just like everyone else it seems. The Spaniard, in his Prodrive entry, was holding on to a place on the podium before a puncture and then a fluid leak set him back down the order.
This allowed Chris Atkinson, in the second MINI ran by WRC Team MINI Portugal, to make his way up the fifth.
Three stages are left in store for Sunday. The action resumes around 9 am, local time.