Citroen stand-in Stephane Lefebvre says “nothing was easy” about Rally Australia, although he still managed to score a manufacturers' point. Lefebvre was only meant to complete the recce in Coffs Harbour, but after Mads Ostberg had his accident, was called up at the last minute. The young Frenchman, who only made his competitive debut in the car on the asphalt roads in Germany last month, initially ran ninth, until he hit a rock in the final test on day one, breaking the front right wishbone on his DS 3 WRC. He was able to return on Saturday, however, eventually finishing 13th under Rally 2 and posting 15 top-ten times in total – his best a seventh quickest time in SS1 on Friday and...
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