Neuville had started the day sitting fourth but completed the morning loop of stages leading the rally by 31.0s from Toyota’s Esapekka Lappi.
Ott Tanak survived the three stages in third some 32.3s adrift after suffering a differential issue that occurred after winning the day’s first stage of the day.
The trio all benefitted from the demise of M-Sport duo Loeb and Loubet which shook up …Keep reading
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