Although the Frenchman won only one of today's five speed tests near Gap, he journeyed south to Monaco with a 1min 59.7sec advantage over Volkswagen team-mate Andreas Mikkelsen. Thierry Neuville was 12.5sec back in third.Kris Meeke, who twice demoted Ogier from the lead in an exciting opening two legs, retired from second. The Briton hit debris in the penultimate test, holing the sump guard on his DS 3 and damaging the gearbox."It's a shame for Kris as he was very fast this weekend and we had to produce a big performance to stay ahead of him," said Polo R driver Ogier. "It was an exciting fight. Now it's a different rally for me, I just have to concentrate on getting to the...
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