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Meeke out, Hänninen in control

News after SS10

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6 June 2010 - 13:17

Kris Meeke’s bid to win Rally d’Italia-Sardegna is over after he rolled into retirement on the event’s tenth stage. The Peugeot UK driver was 3.6 seconds off the lead when he understeered off on a left-hand bend.

Meeke and co-driver Paul Nagle were uninjured but their 207 Super 2000 ended up on its right side. The incident was shown live on Eurosport and will have a major impact on Meeke’s efforts to defend his IRC drivers’ title.

Meeke’s retirement means Juho Hänninen, who was fastest on the stage, now leads Paolo Andreucci by 38.9s with three stages remaining. Hänninen’s team-mate Jan Kopecký moves up to third with Thierry Neuville inheriting fourth place in his Team Peugeot Belgium-Luxembourg 207.

P-G Andersson also failed to finish the stage when a broken rear differential forced him to retire.

Overall positions after SS10:

Pos.	Team	Car	Time
01	Hänninen Juho / Markkula Mikko	Škoda Fabia S2000	1h59m50.3s
02	Andreucci Paolo / Andreussi Anna	Peugeot 207 S2000	+38.9s
03	Kopecký Jan / Starý Petr	Škoda Fabia S2000	+43.2s
04	Neuville Thierry / Klinger Nicolas	Peugeot 207 S2000	+4m28.9s
05	Arminen Teemu / Nikkola Tuomo	Subaru Impreza STI	+7m22.9s
06	Magalhaes Bruno / Magalhaes Carlos	Peugeot 207 S2000	+8m13.4s
07	Ricci Luigi / Barone Maurizio	Subaru Impreza STI	+9m06.3s
08	Batistini Daniele / Pisano Carlo	Peugeot 207 S2000	+10m06.0s
09	Trentin Mauro / Zanella Flavio	Peugeot 207 S2000	+10m24.4s
10	Piano / Cottu Paolo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	+13m46.0s
11	Bordignon Filippo Alessandro / Bardini Justin	Subaru Impreza STI	+15m45.0s
12	Linari Gianluca / Cecchi Andrea	Subaru Impreza STI	+16m10.4s
13	Sandrin Andrea / De Col David	Renault Clio S1600	+19m06.4s
14	Bacchella Paolo / Coletti Michele	Renault Clio R3	+22m45.4s
15	Hunt Harry / Marshall Sebastian	Ford Fiesta R2	+23m08.2s