11/3 - 01:31
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11/3 - 01:28
1 Loeb 2 Hirvonen +36.2s 3 Latvala +1:53.0s 4 Solberg +2:10.9s 5 Ostberg+2:44.2s 6 Tanak +4:22.1s 7 Al-Attiyah + 6:00.8s 8 Araujo +10:42.1s 9 Ogier +12:02.7s 10 Block +13:51.8s 11/3 - 01:26
SS20 1 Latvala 2 Solberg +2.5s 3 Hirvonen +11.0s 4 Loeb +11.3s 5 Ostberg +13.0s 6 Al-Attiyah +15.8s 7 Tanak +18.1s 8 Neuville +20.3s 9 Block+35.7s 10 Ogier +39.3s 11/3 - 01:26
Loeb is through the stage, 11.3s down from Latvala.11/3 - 01:23
Hirvonen is through the stage, 11 seconds down from Latvala. 11/3 - 01:21
Ostberg is through the stage, 13 seconds down from Latvala.11/3 - 01:17
Latvala is through the stage, 2.5s up from Solberg. 11/3 - 01:14
Solberg is through the stage, 15.6s up from Tanak.11/3 - 01:11
Tanak is through the stage, 2.2s up from Neuville.11/3 - 01:06
Novikov has stopped in the stage to change a tyre.11/3 - 00:54
Neuville is through the stage with the first refernece time of 10:34.0s.11/3 - 00:32
It seems SS20 is on a short delay. No cars in the stage as yet.11/3 - 00:24
Comanjilla 2 (17.91km) is underway. Jari-Matti Latvala set best time of 10:21.1s on the first pass. 11/3 - 00:22
1 Loeb 2 Hirvonen +36.5s 3 Latvala +2:04.3s 4 Solberg +2:19.7s 5 Ostberg+2:42.5s 6 Tanak +4:15.3s 7 Novikov +4:40.4s 8 Al-Attiyah + 5:56.3s 9 Araujo +9:59.8s 10 Ogier +11:34.7s 11/3 - 00:20
SS18 1 Loeb = Solberg 3 Latvala +0.7s 4 Tanak +1.2s 5 Ostberg +1.4s 6 Hirvonen +1.8s 7 Al-Attiyah +2.3s 8 Block+2.4s 9 Neuville +3.8s 10 Novikov +5.4s 11/3 - 00:19
Loeb has come through the super special on equal time with Solberg."11/3 - 00:08
Solberg is through the super special, 1.2s up from Al-Attiyah.11/3 - 00:01
Al-Attiyah has gone 0.1 quicker than Block.10/3 - 23:51
Block was 1.4s quicker than Neuville on the four lap super special.10/3 - 23:46
no split times on the super special, but we'll get reactions from the top drivers.10/3 - 23:45
Super Special 3 and 4 are now one stage measuring 4.42km is underway.10/3 - 23:18
1 Loeb 2 Hirvonen +34.7s 3 Latvala +2:03.6s 4 Solberg +2:19.7s 5 Ostberg+2:41.1s 6 Tanak +4:14.1s 7 Novikov +4:35.0s 8 Al-Attiyah + 5:54.0s 9 Araujo +9:54.0s 10 Ogier +11:22.7s 10/3 - 23:16
1 Latvala 2 Solberg +3.8s 3 Loeb +6.2s 4 Hirvonen +12.3s 5 Ostberg +12.3s 6 Tanak +14.9s 7 Al-Attiyah +20.3s 8 Novikov +23.6s 9 Block+38.8s 10 Neuville +41.0s 10/3 - 23:15
Loeb is through the stage, down from Latvala. "I didn't want to ake big risks. It was tricky because there were some big stones on the road."10/3 - 23:12
Hirvonen is through the stage, 12.2s down from Latvala. "We are driving to maintain our position. There is no reason to push, Jari-Matti is so far behind. Sébastien is so far ahead I don't think I could catch him even if I took massive risks."10/3 - 23:08
Ostberg is through the stage, 12.3s down from Latvala. 10/3 - 23:05
Latvala is through the stage, 3.8s up from Solberg. "It was a good run. I was quite happy. It was loose, but I wanted to practice for the Power Stage."10/3 - 23:03
Solberg is through the stage, 11.1s up from Tanak. "It is a very slippery stage. There was a lot of cleaning. A few mistakes, but nothing major. I am sure the guys behind me will be a lot quicker."10/3 - 22:59
Tanak is through the stage, 8.7s up from Al-Attiyah.10/3 - 22:57
Novikov is through the stage, 3.3s down from Al-Attiyah.10/3 - 22:53
Al-Attiyah is through the stage, 18.5s up from Block.10/3 - 22:45
Ken Block is through the stage, 2.2s up from Neuville. "I'd like to get into the top ten, butI really want to finish. Being second on he road was very slippery, but a lot of fun."10/3 - 22:41
Neuville is through the stage with a reference time of 11:02.1s.10/3 - 22:30
Comanjilla 1 (17.91km) is underway.10/3 - 20:35
TOP TEN OVERALL 1 Loeb 2 Hirvonen +28.7s 3 Latvala +2:09.8s 4 Solberg +2:22.1s 5 Ostberg+2:35.0s 6 Tanak +4:11.8s 7 Novikov +4:17.6s 8 Al-Attiyah + 5:39.9s 9 Atkinson +5:42.9s 10 Araujo +9:03.4s 10/3 - 20:33
SS16 1 Latvala 2 Loeb +5.4s 3 Hirvonen +12.4s 4 Solberg +15.3s 5 Ostberg +23.4s 6 Tanak +29.9s 7 Novikov +31.5s 8 Al-Attiyah +43.3s 9 Neuville +1:00.6s 10 Atkinson +1:07.0s 10/3 - 20:31
Loeb is through the stage, 5.4s down from Latvala. "No problems on this stage. There were a lot of big stones at the end of the stage. I made sure to avoid them, no worries. We didn't make any mistakes."10/3 - 20:29
Hirvonen is through the stage, 12.4s down from Latvala. "No panic on this stage. I was careful not to make any mistakes. It became a bit slippery in the end of the stage, but no problems."10/3 - 20:25
Ostberg is through the stage, 23.4s down from Latvala. 10/3 - 20:24
Loeb is 5.7s up from Hirvonen at split 8.10/3 - 20:23
Latvala is through the stage, 15.3s up from Solberg. "It was a good stage, but the hot conditions were really hard on the tyres and the engine, but otherwise no problems. It will be interesting to see where our time fits in on this stage. It has been a really hard rally for us. I must thank Michelin, becuase I drove 25kms on a puncture on the previous stage."10/3 - 20:20
Loeb is 3.9s up from Hirvonen at split 7.10/3 - 20:20
Solberg is through the stage, 14.6s up from Tanak. "The run was not so bad, I lost too much time in twisty part. It was very hard on the tyres. The temperatures were very high."10/3 - 20:18
Latvala is 14.2s up from Ostberg at split 8.10/3 - 20:17
Tanak is through the stage, 1.6s up from Novikov.10/3 - 20:16
Loeb is 4.4s up from Hirvonen at split 5.10/3 - 20:15
Latvala is 8 seconds up from Solberg at split 8.10/3 - 20:14
Novikov is through the stage, 7.8s up from Al-Attiyah.10/3 - 20:13
Atkinson did cross the line before going off the road, 23.7s down from Al-Attiyah.10/3 - 20:11
Atkinson has gone off the road just before the finish line.10/3 - 20:10
Latvala is 8.4s up from Ostebrg at split 5.10/3 - 20:09
Loeb is 1.25s up from Hirvonen at split 3.10/3 - 20:09
Latvala is 6.1s up from Solberg at split 6.10/3 - 20:08
Al-Attiyah is through the stage, 17.3s up from Neuville. "We were one-minute fster than our time this morning. The car was good, I am quite happy to have a long run and get experience. It was not easy."10/3 - 20:06
Latvala is 4.3s up from Solberg at split 5.10/3 - 20:06
Latvala is 7.5s up from Ostebrg at split 4.10/3 - 20:04
Latvala is 3.9s up from Ostberg at split 3.10/3 - 20:03
Latvala is 3.7s up from Solberg at split 4.10/3 - 20:01
Latvala is 3.1s up from Ostberg at split 2.10/3 - 20:00
Solberg is 3.4s up from Latvala at split 3.10/3 - 19:58
Latvala is 2 seconds up from SOlberg at split 2.10/3 - 19:56
Neuville is through the stage with a reference time of 30:55.3s.10/3 - 19:24
Otates 2 (41.88kms) is underway. Rally leader, Sébastien Loeb set best time of 30:19.9s on the first passs this morning.10/3 - 19:05
1 Loeb 2 Hirvonen +21.7s 3 Solberg +2:12.2s 4 Latvala +2:15.2s 5 Ostberg+2:17.0s 6 Tanak +3:47.3s 7 Novikov +3:51.5s 8 Atkinson +4:41.3s 9 Al-Attiyah + 5:02.0s 10 Araujo +7:34.4s 10/3 - 19:03
SS15 1 Loeb 2 Solberg +2.3s 3 Hirvonen +3.5s 4 Novikov +10.4s 5 Ostberg +16.4s 6 Al-Attiyah +18.1s 7 Atkinson +19.0s 8 Neuville +19.0s 9 Araujo +43.0s 10 Block +43.8s 10/3 - 19:02
Loeb is through the stage, 2.3s up from Solberg. "We now have a lead of over 20 seconds from Hirvonen, so it is good. I didn't take risks, it was okay. We now have to control Mikko." 10/3 - 18:58
Hirvonen is through the stage, 1.2s down from Solberg. "I think we have a slow right puncture, the car is not turing so well in the left hand corners."10/3 - 18:56
Ostberg is through the stage, 14.1s down from Solberg. "Latvala is driving so quick, they get a puncture and then they catch up to me. It took some time to build up the confidence with the car but we are happy with how the car is working."10/3 - 18:54
Latvala is through the stage, 47.3s down from Solberg. "We can now forget about fighting for the first two positions. We now have to concentrate to finish third. I broke the wheel rim."10/3 - 18:50
Loeb is 0.8s up from Hirvonen at split 3.10/3 - 18:50
Latvala has picked up a puncture.10/3 - 18:50
Solberg is through the stage, 8.1s up from Novikov. "It went very well. I am very pleased with my driving. The brakes are working now. The changes we amde at service helped a lot."10/3 - 18:48
Solberg is 8.5s up from Ostberg at split 4.10/3 - 18:48
Tanak is through the stage, he has had a puncture and comes in, 54.2s down from Novikov. "We had a slow puncture at the beginning of the stage, we lost the rubber in the middle of the stage. There were 10kms to go,so we decided to keep going."10/3 - 18:45
Latvala has lost time.Did he have a spin, does he have a problem?10/3 - 18:44
Solberg is 4.4s up from Ostebrg at split 3.10/3 - 18:43
Novikov is through the stage, 7.7s up from Al-Attiyah.10/3 - 18:41
Solberg is 4.2s up from Latvala at split 3.10/3 - 18:41
Solberg is 2.1s up from Ostberg at split 2.10/3 - 18:40
Atkinson is through the stage, 0.9s down from Al-Attiyah. 10/3 - 18:38
Novikov is 5.1s up from AL-Attiyah at split 5.10/3 - 18:37
Al-Attiyah is through the stage, 0.9s up from Neuville. 10/3 - 18:36
Al-Attiyah is 0.6s up from Neuville at split 5.10/3 - 18:25
Neuville is through the stage with a reference time of 18:14.3s.10/3 - 18:06
Ibarrilla 2 (29.9kms) is underway. On the first pass ths morning it was Jari-Matti Latvala posting best time at 18:01.4s.10/3 - 17:15
Sébastien Loen on Wolrd Rally Radio : "It was a good morning, we increased our lead. We have to still go flat out. The first stage was easier, but I set best time on the second. We don't have any plans to change very much on the car."10/3 - 17:12
on World Rally Radio : "I am happy, but Jari-Matti was in control. I drove too hard, i could do it last year with the Fiesta, but you can't do that with the DS3, you don't need to be so agressive. The car turns in nicely, sometimes I over drive and it slides more. I am throwing the car too much into the corner and with this car you don't have to do that. It is more like a frnt-wheel drive car. I have to remember that it always turns. Anything can still happen and we have to continue to keep pushing." 10/3 - 17:07
Jari-Matti Latvala on World Rally Radio : "Quite happy, the first stage this morning was very good. On the next stage I was going a bit too sideways and that cost me time. We changed the set up for this year's Mexico rally. We didn't think it would be this twisty. It is more difficult when you have corner after corner, but that could be due to my driving style. We are going to try, but the difference are so small. If they don't make amistake I can't catch them."10/3 - 17:04
Petter Solberg on World Rally Radio : "I lost brakes half-way through the last stage. It was difficult to drive. We have to go falt out for the rest of the event. We have no choice. Hopefully, I won't have any more punctures. We will me make some changes for this afternoon's stages." 10/3 - 16:27
1 Loeb 2 Hirvonen+18.2s 3 Latvala +1:25.6s 4 Ostberg+2:00.6s 5 Solberg +2:09.9s 6 Tanak+2:42.7s 7 Novikov+3:41.1s 8 Atkinson+4:22.2s 9 Al-Attiyah + 4:43.9s 10 Araujo+6:51.4s 10/3 - 16:25
SS14 1 Loeb 2 Latvala +5.5s 3 Hirvonen +9.5s 4 Ostberg+26.1s 5 Solberg +32.5s 6 Tanak+52.1s 7 Novikov+1:10.1s 8 Neuville+1:17.2s 9 Atkinson+1:23.9s 10 Al-Attiyah +1:24.5s 10/3 - 16:24
Loeb is through the stage, 5.5s up from Latvala. "I had to push hard now. The situation was not too good. Hirvonen was coming close, so I pushed 100% and it was a good stage."10/3 - 16:21
Hirvonen is next through the stage, 4.0s down from Latvala. "We were equal with Jari-Matti.The start of the stage was terrible, but then it was okay. Sébastien is coming very fast. He is giving me another lesson!"10/3 - 16:18
Ostberg is thruogh the stage, 20.6s down from Latvala. "We did some changes to the car. We put it back to the way ot was yesterday, which made it better. No problems, it was a good stage for us. If it rains it will be good fun."10/3 - 16:15
Latvala is through the stage, 27 seconds up from Solberg. "I had a good feeling, the fast stuff went really well. The slow stuff cost me some time. I tried but maybe I tried too much."10/3 - 16:14
Loeb is 9.9s up from Hirvonen at split 910/3 - 16:13
Latvala is 3.9s up fro Hirvonen at split 8.10/3 - 16:12
Solberg is through the stage,19.6s up from Tanak. "I lost some brakes, but it was pretty good. I couldn't find a good line and any grip. I know they are much faster behind me. Maybe will make some changes at service."10/3 - 16:10
Latvala is 5.2s up from Hirvonen at split 7.10/3 - 16:10
Loeb is 9 seconds up from Hirvonen at split 6.10/3 - 16:09
Tanak is through the stage, 18 seconds from Novikov. 10/3 - 16:08
Latvala is 5.2s up from Hirvonen at split 6.10/3 - 16:07
Novikov is through the stage, 7.1s up from Neuville. 10/3 - 16:06
Ostberg is 0.5s up from Solberg at split 7.10/3 - 16:06
Loeb is 3.2s up from Latvala at split 4.10/3 - 16:05
Latvala is 6 seconds up from Hirvonen at split 5.10/3 - 16:04
Atkinson is through the stage, 6.7s down from Neuville. "We had a spin i a slow corner, the tyres were going off. We lost five seconds with that.10/3 - 16:02
Solberg is 0.3s up from Ostberg at split 5. 10/3 - 16:01
Al-Attiyah is through the stage, 7.3s down from Neuville. "The DS3 was not bad on the lose surface. We had to be careful, becasue we have to drive this one again, but it was not easy."10/3 - 16:00
Loeb is 4.3s up from Hirvonen at split 2.10/3 - 15:59
Latvala is 4.3s up from Hirvonen at split 3.10/3 - 15:58
Solberg is 2.5s up from Ostberg at split 4.10/3 - 15:55
Latvala is 3.3s up from Hirvonen at split 2.10/3 - 15:54
Latvala is 9 seconds up from Solberg at split 4.10/3 - 15:52
Ostberg is 0.5s up from Solberg at split 2.10/3 - 15:52
Latvala is 7.8s up from Solberg at split 3.10/3 - 15:50
Latvala is 6 seconds up from Solberg at split 2.10/3 - 15:50
Tanak is 4 seconds up from Novikov at split 4.10/3 - 15:49
Neuville is through the stage with a time of 31:37.1s. "There is a lot of loose gravel on the road. I have never experienced this, but that will be good for me. This is something new for me. I was really surprised how loose it was, but I am happy with how I drove."10/3 - 15:46
Novikov is 5.9s up from Atkninson at split 4.10/3 - 15:44
Atkinson is 0.8s up from Al-Attiyah at split 4.10/3 - 15:12
Otates 1 (41.88km) is underway. This is the longest stage of the weekend and could shake up the overall order. Tyres could also be a very important factor. Petter Solberg will be looking to move psat Mads Ostberg for fourth place. 10/3 - 14:56
1 Loeb 2 Hirvonen+8.7s 3 Latvala +1:20.1s 4 Ostberg+1:34.5s 5 Solberg +1:37.4s 6 Tanak+1:50.6s 7 Novikov+2:31.0s 8 Atkinson+2:58.4s 9 Al-Attiyah + 3:19.4s 10 Araujo+4:35.5s 10/3 - 14:55
SS13 1 Latvala 2 Hirvonen +5.3s 3 Loeb+7.8s 4 Solberg +9.8s 5 Tanak+21.7s 6 Ostberg+30.4s 7 Atkinson+32.5s 8 Novikov+36.8s 9 Al-Attiyah +38.6s 10 Neuville+38.6s 10/3 - 14:54
Loeb is through the stage, 7.8s down from Latvala. "I lost a lot of time at the end. I was ahaed of Mikko early in the stage, but I don't know why I lost time. It wsa tricky in the end, maybe due to the storm last night."10/3 - 14:51
Hirvonen is through the stage,5.3s down from Latvala. "Jari was faster this time. I didn't have good pace, but we will see how it goes for the long stage. Our car is set up more for that one and we will put on some fresh tyres for the nest one."10/3 - 14:49
Loeb is 3 seconds up from Hirvonen at split 5.10/3 - 14:48
Ostberg is through the stage, 30.4s down from Latvala. "I am not happy, with the sun in my eyes it was difficult to see. There was nothing I could do with all the dust as well. But that is just how it is."10/3 - 14:45
Loeb is 3 seconds up from Hirvonen at split 4.10/3 - 14:45
Latvala is through the stage, 9.8s up from Solberg. "Loeb has been always very fast on this stage. If I can be quicker than him that will be really good. I think it is good that CItroen feels they have to push."10/3 - 14:43
Latvala is 21 seconds up from Ostberg at split 5.10/3 - 14:43
Latvala is 1 seconds up from Ostberg at split 5.10/3 - 14:42
Solberg is through the stage, 11.9s up from Tanak. "I am trying to push to move up the order. It was tricky in the middle sections. We will keep pushing to try to gain maximum points."10/3 - 14:40
Latvala is 15.5s up from Ostberg at split 4.10/3 - 14:39
Tanak is through the stage,10.8s up from Atkinson. "We are keeping an eye on Novikov. We don't want to take any big risks, but we pushed hard because we are in a race with Novikov. I took a ten second penalty for road position for today."10/3 - 14:37
Latvala is 2.5s up from Hirvonen at split 2.10/3 - 14:36
Novikov is through the stage,4.3s down from Atkinson."This stage was not so good. I wasn' fast. I didn't make any mistaks, but it was slippery and I wasn't confident."10/3 - 14:35
Latvala is 1.2s up from Solberg at split 3.10/3 - 14:34
Latvala is 5 seconds up from Ostberg at split 2.10/3 - 14:34
Atkinson is through the stage, 6.1s up from Neuville and Al-Attiyah. "There was sun in my eyes in some places and there was some dust in other places. I slowed myself down. I could have gone faster. We have improved, but we can still improve more."10/3 - 14:31
Nasser Al-Attiyah is through the stage, on equal time with Neuville. "It ws not bad. It was loose at the start, but then the surface was hard. I slept very well last night after winning my first stage, it was fantastic!" 10/3 - 14:27
Araujo is through the stage, 34.5s down from Neuville. 10/3 - 14:26
Solberg is 5.6s up from Neuville at split 2.10/3 - 14:26
Tanak is 4.3s up from Neuville at split 2.10/3 - 14:25
Ogier is through the stage 30.1s down from Neuville. "I prefer today's stages and this one was fun. The car is working very well. With the humidity there is no dust, which is strange for Mexico." 10/3 - 14:22
Atkinson is 2.6s up from Neuville at split 3.10/3 - 14:21
Ken Block is through the stage, 14.3s down from Neuville. "The car steeped out in a tight corner, but no big deal. This is my favourite stage here, I really enjoyed it."10/3 - 14:18
Neuville is through the stage in 18:40.0s. "There wasn't any humidity on the stage, are starting spot is a disadvantage, but it wasn't too bad."10/3 - 14:08
Thierry Neuville's Citoren was repaired over night and he is setting the pace and he will set the first reference time.10/3 - 14:05
10/3 - 13:55
Start Order Day Two Rally Mexico 1 Paulo Nobre (BR) / Edu Paula (BR) Mini John Cooper Works WRC 2 Thierry Neuville (B) / Nicolas Gilsoul (B) Citroen DS3 WRC 3 Ken Block (USA) / Alex Gelsomino (USA) Ford Fiesta RS WRC 4 Sébastien Ogier (F) / Julien Ingrassia (F) Skoda Fabia S2000 5 Armindo Araujo (P) / Miguel Ramalho (P) Mini John Cooper Works WRC 6 Nasser Al-Attiyah (Q) / Giovanni Bernacchini (I) Citroen DS3 WRC 7 Chris Atkinson (AUS) / Stéphane Prevost (B) Ford Fiesta RS WRC 8 Evgeny Novikov (RUS) / Denis Giraudet (F) Ford Fiesta RS WRC 9 Ott Tanak (EST) / Kuldar Sikk (EST) Ford Fiesta RS WRC 10 Petter Solberg (N) / Chris Patterson (GB) Ford Fiesta RS WRC 11 Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN) / Mikka Antttila (FIN) Ford Fiesta RS WRC 12 Mads Ostberg (N) / Jonas Andersson (S) Ford Fiesta RS WRC 13 Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) / Jarmo Lehtinen (FIN) Ford Fiesta RS WRC 14 Sébastien Loeb (F) / Daniel Elena (MC) Citroen DS3 WRC
10/3 - 13:54
Ibarrilla 1 (29.9ç is underway. 10/3 - 13:34
A DEFLATING DAY FOR SOLBERG : Petter Solberg was the early leader of Rally Mexico, but a string of punctures ruined his chance for the win. “The first puncture happened after a small touch against a bank in a sixth gear section,” said Solberg. “I continued attacking but I spun, and after that I drove steadily to the finish. The next one was a bigger impact against a rock in a second gear left bend when I was pushing to regain time. I drove carefully over the last two stages as I had no more spares and had to ensure I made it to service.” The team put things right and the Norwegian was back on form with a string of top three times in the afternoon loop and he ended the day 7.5sec behind team-mate Latvala. “Perhaps I pushed a little too much this morning, but sometimes once you make a mistake you try to recover the time lost and then make more errors. My aim is to get onto the podium and although we probably need those ahead to make a mistake to achieve that, I will continue to attack and see if we can put pressure on them,” added Solberg. 10/3 - 13:33
HIRVONEN HAPPY AFTER DAY ONE Second overall, Mikko Hirvonen was in it all day on Friday and it wasn’t until the second loop that he conceded a bit time to his illustrious Citroen team-mate. “Seb was stronger this afternoon, but I am happy with second place,” said Mikko. “I was also impressed by the performances of Jari-Matti. If he keeps up his good form, I think he can get very close by the end of the rally. That means we won’t be able to take it easy if we want to stay ahead. Tomorrow looks like it will be even more difficult, with two runs on an extremely twisty 42 kilometre-long stage.” 10/3 - 13:32
LATVALA LOOKING TO BOUNCE BACK Jari-Matti Latvala starts day two of Rally Mexico in fourth place at 1’28” to title rival Sébastien Loeb. The Finn was consistently the fastest man on day one, but a rock in the road on the final timed sector of the morning cost him dearly, resulting in front left suspension arm damage. “It happened about 12km into the stage at a sixth gear, blind left curve over a crest,” he said. “In my pace notes I had a rock marked on the inside so I couldn’t cut. I saw another rock next to it that wasn’t there during the recce, and because I was in sixth gear there was no chance to avoid it. I tried to steer the car wider, but it was slippery off line so I had to turn in and hit the rock. We were leading a rally in which we’ve struggled in the past, so the car has the speed to be competitive and I hope I can put pressure on our rivals ahead tomorrow. If I can get back into the top three I will be happy.” 10/3 - 13:32
LOEB CONTENT WITH PACE AND MIKKO Sébastien Loeb starts day two with an 11.2 second advantage over new team-mate Mikko Hirvonen. The Frenchman wasn’t right on the pace from the start but throughout day one he took control and made the most of errors from his rivals at Ford. “I got off to a bit of slow start on SS2, but then I found the right pace,” admitted Sébastien Loeb. “Mikko seems to be getting to grips with the DS3 WRC and I really had to go at full pelt to build up a small lead. Overall, it was a very good day, as the two Citroëns hold a clear lead over the rest of the field. Under normal circumstances, I don’t think we can be caught, but there are over 250 kilometres of timed stages still to go!” 10/3 - 13:31
AFTER SS12 1 Loeb 2 Hirvonen+11.2s 3 Ostberg+1:11.9s 4 Latvala +1:27.9s 5 Solberg +1:35.4s 6 Tanak+1:36.7s 7 Novikov+2:02.0s 8 Atkinson+2:33.7s 9 Al-Attiyah + 2:48.6s 10 Araujo+3:30.2s 10/3 - 13:31
After we left the action last night there were three evening super special stages. Rally leader, Sébastien Loeb set best time on the second running of the Monster Street Stage Leon stage. But the real news was the win for Nasser Al-Attiyah in his Qatar backed Citroen DS3 WRC on SS11. Then on SS12 it was Australian Chris Atkinson in the MOnster sponsored Fiesta RS WRC taking top honours on the final sprint run of day one.10/3 - 13:27
Hello and welcome to Day 2 of Rally Mexico, round 3 of the 2012 World Rally Championship. We will have all the split times, driver interviews and breaking news. Today's action includes 8 stages and 183.8kms of high-altitude,maximum attack gravel action.
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