S\u00e9bastien Loeb continued to push today while somewhat managing his lead. He still increased it over Gronholm and leads by 27 seconds over the Finnish driver.<\/p>\n
New best time for S\u00e9bastien Loeb, who is pulling irreparably away from Marcus Gr\u00f6nholm. Alert for Fran\u00e7ois Duval, who barely holds onto his fourth position at the end of this second day.<\/p>\n
S\u00e9bastien Loeb (Citro\u00ebn) finishes the day with the fifth best time out of six possible. Marcus Gr\u00f6nholm (Ford) concedes 5”4 and is 27”5 behind the rally leader.<\/p>\n
The Finn was concerned upon arrival: \u00ab We lost some power and I have an issue with the gearbox control. \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab Incredible, I can’t go any faster \u00bb, commented Gronholm after SS11, where he had lost five seconds to Loeb. \u00ab It’s not possible anymore. \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab It was a fantastic day \u00bb,” Loeb said. \u00ab I pushed hard and the gap was very small this morning… Now, it’s much better for tomorrow. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Petter Solberg (Subaru) sets the third-fastest time ahead of his teammate Chris Atkinson (Subaru) and Dani Sordo (Citro\u00ebn). Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford Stobart), Xevi Pons (Subaru), and Mikko Hirvonen (Ford) complete the top 8.<\/p>\n
Still hampered by mechanical problems, Fran\u00e7ois Duval (Citro\u00ebn OMV) loses nearly twenty seconds. The Belgian will be threatened by Latvala, Solberg, and Atkinson tomorrow. The four drivers are within less than thirty seconds of each other.<\/p>\n
\u00ab It has been a very good day \u00bb, said Latvala. \u00ab Unfortunately, Duval is experiencing difficulties, but he has been faster than I have been all the time. We will see what happens, we still have a long day tomorrow. \u00bb<\/p>\n
See the standings after Stage 2<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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