Thierry Neuville took advantage of a missing rear wing on Ott Tänak’s Fiesta to retake the lead of Rally Poland, with only 3.1 seconds in hand before Sunday’s four remaining stages.
The leading trio of Thierry Neuville, Ott Tänak and Jari-Matti Latvala have all struck problems in the Pozezdrze stage of Rally Poland, with the latter retiring altogether.
Thierry Neuville and Ott Tänak are engaged in a tit-for-tat battle for the lead of Rally Poland, with Neuville retaking first place by a mere 1.3 seconds heading into Saturday’s midday service.
Craig Breen has been left “petrified” by the handling of his Citroën C3 WRC, finishing the day 26th overall and calling it “one of the worst days of my career.”
Thierry Neuville has established a slender lead over Rally Italy winner Ott Tänak, with only 1.3 seconds in hand over the Estonian at the end of Friday’s stages.
Jari-Matti Latvala has established a slim lead over Thierry Neuville for the lead of Rally Poland, with the M-Sport pair of Tänak and Ogier in hot pursuit.
Scottish outfit showed promising pace in Norway, both Rustad and Kalliokoski looking for a true “Magic Weekend” in Sweden
RX Racing loses British RX Championship lead after troubled Sunday at Pembrey, looks for the semis in Höljes
Elfyn Evans leads the Rally Poland standings after the first superspecial, holding a 0.8 second lead over Thierry Neuville ahead of Friday’s first full batch of stages.
Andreas Mikkelsen will be racing for a third time this year with Citroën, having confirmed he will represent the French marque at Rally Germany in August.
Craig Breen has compared Rally Poland’s stages as a “battlefield”, after heavy rain overnight transformed the roads surrounding the Mikołajki service park into a heavily rutted mudbath.
PSRX duo wants to dominate the Swedish event – can they make it?
Thierry Neuville was fastest through shakedown for Rally Poland, but overnight rain has changed the stages from a hard sandy surface to being muddy and rutted, potentially turning the competitive order upside down.
Keith Cronin won the fourth round of the 2017 Prestone MSA British Rally Championship ahead of Matt Edwards and Osian Pryce
Bellerby and Llewellin win Supernational and Junior RX, Ovenden and Coney still commanding Swift and S1600 classifications
As the 2017 edition of Rally Poland approaches, Sébastien Ogier is hoping for rain to avoid another dreaded weekend of road sweeping, while Andreas Mikkelsen looks to usurp Kris Meeke as team leader at Citroën.
The Checkered Flag looks at the main talking points from the first half of the 2017 Red Bull GRC season
