Volkswagen Motorsport II driver Andreas Mikkelsen dominated day one of Kennards Hire Rally Australia 2016 ending the day with a 15 second lead over team-mate Sebastién Ogier. Throughout the early stages, Mikkelsen had a to and fro battle with Hyundai Motorsport’s Kiwi star Haydon Paddon, until a bad tyre choice dropped him back. Ogier struggled in the first loop of stages, being as low as eighth after SS3, but as the day progressed he gradually climbed up the leader board to finish the day in second place. However, team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala had a nightmare start to the rally, clipping a bridge on SS1 and breaking the VW Polo R’s suspension. He lost almost eight minutes while...
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