The third day of the Rallye Monte-Carlo has taken its toll on three of the front running teams, Volkswagen Motorsport, Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team and the M-Sport World Rally Team. All three teams still have cars fighting in the top ten but the hopes of the Citroen outfit in particular were dashed when Kris Meeke struck a rock on SS12, damaging his DS3 WRC beyond his ability to repair it at the roadside. After a quiet morning, problems began on SS11 when Jari-Matti Latvala limped through final splits of the stage with a deranged front wheel. The #2 Volkswagen Polo R WRC was damaged when the Finn dropped a rear wheel into a gully, which dragged the front end in too. Latvala was forced...
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