Two-time Rally Monte Carlo winner Sebastien Ogier stretched his advantage over nearest rival Kris Meeke to 30 seconds after the first two stages of Day 3 of the 2016 event. Ogier was 10 seconds quicker in first run through the 51.55-km Lardier et Valenca - Faye test, the longest stage of the event, with Meeke finishing as best of the rest. Meanwhile, Andreas Mikkelsen’s tyre gamble of using a mix of studded and super-soft tyres turned out to be a disaster for SS9 - but was the perfect choice for the 10th stage as the Norwegian won it by 43.9s over Ogier. Still, the Frenchman managed to add another 10 seconds to his advantage over Citroen’s Meeke, stretching the lead to half a minute -...
Full Story »