Sébastien Loeb maintains the advantage over Mikko Hirvonen by finishing the course with a time of 2'40"4, relegating his rival Mikko Hirvonen to 2"6 and Jari-Matti Latvala to 1 second. The seven-time world champion improves his time by 8 tenths on the Great Orme course.
The Flying Finn in the fight for the title does not hide his satisfaction at being at the finish. “I'm happy to be done with this special, the real rally can now begin », comments the Ford driver.
His teammate took his foot off the gas after seeing the driver go off the road. Sébastien Ogier. “I didn't want to take any risks after what happened to Sébastien Ogier and I didn't have the same pace. »
Petter Solberg (Citroën) inserted himself between the two Ford drivers, falling 2”4 behind Sébastien Loeb. Dani Sordo (Mini) finished at 3”8.
Jari-Matti Latvala retains control of Wales Rally GB by 9 tenths ahead of Sébastien Loeb. Mikko Hirvonen is 3 seconds behind his rival Sébastien Loeb. Petter Solberg is 1 second behind the Flying Finn. “I damaged a suspension but it should hold”, declares the Norwegian.
Kevin Abbring once again stands out by setting the 6th fastest time, just 4"2 behind Sébastien Loeb's scratch at the wheel of a Skoda Fabia S2000.
Citroën WRT has announced that Sébastien Ogier will start again tomorrow in superally.
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