Andreas Mikkelsen will have an overnight lead after the first day of running at Rally Australia, after holding station during the afternoon loop of forest stages. Mikkelsen and co-driver built on their morning lead to the tune of three seconds heading into the two Super Specials this evening, the Volkswagen pairing now leading Sebastien Ogier by 16.8. Ogier staged a mini fightback by moving into second ahead of Thierry Neuville thanks to a pair of stage wins, while Hayden Paddon dropped from second to fourth between SS8 and SS9. Dani Sordo, who was second this morning, slipped down to eighth after being whacked with a 20-second penalty for being two minutes late to the start of SS4....
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