Sweden debrief: part 1 It was cold but the action was red hot - in the first of our two-part debrief, we focus on the moments that mattered. Turning PointThierry Neuville was a man under pressure. After taking the lead early on Friday morning, the Belgian was unable to break clear of a chasing pack headed by Craig Breen and by Saturday afternoon his advantage was a mere 4.6sec. It all changed in the second pass of the 23.40km Hagfors test. Neuville flew his Hyundai i20 down the Värmullsåsen ski slope, through a set of tight hairpins and over a big jump to stop the clocks almost seven seconds faster than anyone else – and 9.4sec clear of Breen. His lead was 14.0sec and...
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