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SS8: More progress for Latvala

As Ketomaa rolls

By Franck Drui

29 July 2011 - 15:46

Factory Ford driver Jari-Matti Latvala has moved to within 5.0s of the lead of Neste Oil Rally Finland, as Sebastien Ogier slashes Citroen team-mate Sebastien Loeb’s overall advantage to 0.7s.

“It’s another good stage and a bit more dry but it’s difficult to use the advantage because there is only a small line from Seb,” said Ogier.

Loeb added: “I am satisfied with my driving but I am losing time because of the conditions.”

Mikko Hirvonen has continued Ford’s dominance of the second day of the world championship qualifier by setting the fastest time in his Fiesta.

Jari Ketomaa has rolled his privateer Fiesta and is understood to have retired.

Dani Sordo and Petter Solberg both reported losing time passing Ketomaa’s stricken machine. Ketomaa and co-driver Mika Stenberg are both uninjured.

Standings after SS8:

Pos.	Driver	Car	Time
01	S. LOEB / D. ELENA	Citroën DS3 WRC	1h07m33.6s
02	S. OGIER / J. INGRASSIA	Citroën DS3 WRC	+0.7s
03	J. LATVALA / M. ANTTILA	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+5.0s
04	P. SOLBERG / C. PATTERSSON	Citroën DS3 WRC	+29.7s
05	M. ØSTBERG / J. ANDERSSON	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+55.7s
06	D. SORDO / C. DEL BARRIO	MINI WRC	+1m16.7s
07	J. HANNINEN / M. MARKKULA	Skoda Fabia S2000	+1m22.5s
08	K. MEEKE / P. NAGLE	MINI WRC	+1m38.2s
09	M. HIRVONEN / J. LEHTINEN	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+1m39.0s
10	H. SOLBERG / I. MINOR	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+1m53.2s
11	M. WILSON / S. MARTIN	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+1m54.2s
12	K. RAIKKONEN / K. LINDSTRÖM	Citroën DS3 WRC	+2m00.0s
13	M. PROKOP / J. TOMÁNEK	FORD Fiesta S2000	+2m16.6s
14	D. KUIPERS / F. MICLOTTE	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+2m46.1s
15	A. MIKKELSEN / O. FLOENE	SKODA Fabia S2000	+3m09.0s