Thierry Neuville headed a clean sweep of the top three places for Hyundai at Rally Sweden following Friday's first full day. The Belgian fended off Andreas Mikkelsen by 4.9sec after a tough day on snow and ice-covered roads in the forests of Sweden and Norway. Hayden Paddon surged up the order late on to claim third, 12.1sec off the lead. Lying sixth after Thursday's curtain-raising speed test, Neuville moved his i20 to the front on Friday morning's second stage and held off a chasing pack which had the advantage of better conditions. The early starters lost time ploughing a clean route though fresh morning snow. They endured worse when the tests were...
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