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SS21: Latvala aims to keep concentrating

Wales Rally GB leader on course for first victory of 2011

By Franck Drui

13 November 2011 - 12:20

Jari-Matti Latvala says maintaining his concentration until the finish in Cardiff this afternoon will be the biggest challenge he will face on the final two stages of Wales Rally GB.

Latvala extended his comfortable advantage over Mads Ostberg to 3m25.9s on the repeat of the Halfway test.

“We’ve got two more stages and it’s not easy when you are not in the fight,” said Latvala, who has yet to win in the WRC this season. “You need to keep the concentration but the car is going well. The target is to hold this position and get to the finish.”

Kris Meeke has narrowed the gap to third-placed Henning Solberg to 13.3s following another strong run in his MINI John Cooper Works WRC.

Pos.	Driver	Car	Time
01	J. LATVALA / M. ANTTILA	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3h11m35.0s
02	M. ØSTBERG / J. ANDERSSON	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+3m25.9s
03	H. SOLBERG / I. MINOR	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+6m42.6s
04	K. MEEKE / P. NAGLE	MINI WRC	+6m55.9s
05	M. WILSON / S. MARTIN	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+8m23.7s
06	O. TÄNAK / K. SIKK	FORD Fiesta RS WRC	+9m09.6s
07	E. NOVIKOV / D. GIRAUDET	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+9m29.0s
08	D. KUIPERS / F. MICLOTTE	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+9m40.5s
09	K. BLOCK / A. GELSOMINO	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+15m26.4s
10	A. ARAÚJO / M. RAMALHO	MINI WRC	+16m12.4s
11	K. ABBRING / L. VANNESTE	SKODA Fabia S2000	+16m56.3s
12	H. PADDON / J. KENNARD	SUBARU Impreza R4	+17m37.8s
13	S. OGIER / J. INGRASSIA	Citroën DS3 WRC	+17m55.2s
14	P. FLODIN / T. ALANNE	SUBARU Impreza	+20m55.9s
15	M. SEMERAD / M. ERNST	MITSUBISHI Lancer Evolution IX	+26m17.3s