Hyundai is now on course for second and third with Hayden Paddon and Thierry Neuville behind Ogier's Volkswagen, after an error by Ostberg dropped his Citroen to fifth. The half-minute gap between Ostberg and Neuville in third and fourth had been the only relatively close battle among the World Rally Cars starting the day, and Neuville had no intention of trying to chase his rival down with less than 30 miles left. But he didn't need to try, as Ostberg went off on the opening Olmedo Monte Baranta stage in an incident he put down to bad pace notes and one of his intercom ear plugs coming adrift.     Ogier says he never eyed VW exit The Citroen sustained damage and struggled on, losing...
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