Sebastien Ogier snatched the lead in the Rally of Italy from shock overnight pace-setter Hayden Paddon on Saturday, carving out an advantage of more than two minutes. The VW Polo driver, who has won the Sardinia race on two occasions, takes a 2min 13.6sec lead into Sunday's final day over Hyundai driver Paddon. Norway's Mads Ostberg, in a Citroen, is 3min 25.6sec off the pace. Paddon, 28, Hyundai Motorsport's third driver, had found himself in the lead of a world championship event for the first time on Friday. But his challenge was undone Saturday – the longest day in the world championship since 2002 – when his car spun, stalled and hit a rock. "I don't want to be a drama...
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