Friday's Monte:Another lucky escape for Ogier Rallye Monte-Carlo master Sébastien Ogier escaped an uncharacteristic second error to remain on target for a fifth consecutive win on Friday night. He spun his Ford Fiesta into a ditch on today’s penultimate speed test and watched his lead of almost 40sec dwindle as fans manhandled it back onto rain-soaked mountain roads in the French Alps.The incident followed a previous spin on an icy bend during a crazy opening night of the four-day event yesterday, but the Frenchman still led this opening round of the FIA World Rally Championship by 14.9sec from Ott Tänak.“It was a difficult day but we’re here and still leading,” said Ogier. “It...
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