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Mexico's monster 80km stage demands respect say WRC drivers

The headline-grabbing gravel stage is the longest to be included in a WRC event for 30 years and contains 194 junctions as it meanders through the mountains to the north and east of host city Léon.   The route has been made up by combining new pieces of road with sections of other stages that will be driven during the third round of this year’s championship.   Crews will tackle the Guanajuato stage first thing on Sunday, the rally's fourth and final day, and it is anticipated to take around 50 minutes to get from the start to the finish.   “It’s a massive stage, but also a fantastic stage,” M-Sport driver Mads Østberg told wrc.com. “It’s a mixture of so many stages we have...
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