Sebastien Ogier holds a solid lead over Volkswagen teammate Jari-Mati Latvala after the opening day of Rally Germany, which started close but opened out as the day wore on. After a mighty battle in the morning’s early stages between the pair, Ogier took control from SS4 and then extended his lead to 9.5s by the close of play. He made a huge gain on the penultimate stage of the day, the re-run of Moselland that Latvala had been quickest through this morning, and virtually doubled his advantage on that test alone. Ogier ended the day having won seven of the eight stages. “I drove better than this morning,” said Ogier, who admitted he was too cautious on the first run. “Not a perfect...
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