Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) has walked away with an early lead in Rally Mexico, his teammate Jari Matti Latvala having crashed out.
Citroën’s Mikko Hirvonen was quickest in the qualifying stage, but Ogier took stepped up his game in both super special stages of Thursday evening. On Friday, the championship leader kept at it, only worried by Mads Ostberg (Ford), who briefly moved ahead of him in the morning.
In the afternoon’s loop, Ogier was back were he belong, in the lead.
Before Friday evening’s super special stages, Ogier held a lead of 29.4 seconds over Ostberg, Mikko Hirvonen standing in third, 37.3 seconds behind the Volkswagen driver. Thierry Neuville (Ford) was fourth and Dani Sordo (Citroën) fifth position, 2.35 minutes behind Sébastien Ogier.
The first stage of the day was marked by another incident from Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen). The Finn damaged the front of his Polo R following a collision with a big stone, and is set to be back on the road on Saturday under the Rally 2 regulation.
Citroën’s Mikko Hirvonen was quickest in the qualifying stage, but Ogier took stepped up his game in both super special stages of Thursday evening. On Friday, the championship leader kept at it, only worried by Mads Ostberg (Ford), who briefly moved ahead of him in the morning.
In the afternoon’s loop, Ogier was back were he belong, in the lead.
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| Sébastien Ogier, Volkswagen Polo R WRC (Photo: Volkswagen Motorsport) |
Before Friday evening’s super special stages, Ogier held a lead of 29.4 seconds over Ostberg, Mikko Hirvonen standing in third, 37.3 seconds behind the Volkswagen driver. Thierry Neuville (Ford) was fourth and Dani Sordo (Citroën) fifth position, 2.35 minutes behind Sébastien Ogier.
The first stage of the day was marked by another incident from Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen). The Finn damaged the front of his Polo R following a collision with a big stone, and is set to be back on the road on Saturday under the Rally 2 regulation.