Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala won three afternoon stages to lead Rally Australia on Friday as he bids to slow Sebastien Ogier's charge to a third consecutive world title. Latvala's Volkswagen Polo ended the morning stages almost 11 seconds behind Kris Meeke in a Citroen DS, but he stormed home in the latter stages to lead the Northern Irishman by two seconds after the eighth stage. Championship-leader Ogier, also in a Polo, was 4.6 seconds behind Latvala in third position, after recovering from sixth place following the early stages. The Frenchman only needs to finish ahead of Latvala this week to clinch the world title for the third time in a row. But he will have to be on top of his game...
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