Mikkelsen threatened the reigning WRC champion all day without ever overhauling him for first. Issues with spectators cancelled the afternoon's opener, which Mikkelsen said compromised the tyre strategy he had planned for the loop. He fought back by winning the following Wieliczki stage, and with Ogier only sixth fastest the gap came down from 7.2s to 5.8s. But Ogier was then boosted by his road position on the day's final full-length stage. The VW man has been critical of the new-for-2015 start position rule, but it worked to his advantage on Swietajno as the dust he threw up impacted on the visibility of the drivers behind. Mikkelsen still gained another 1.1s on Ogier, only to lose nine...
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