Latvala looked set to top the stage but at the final split his times dropped behind Volkswagen team-mate Sebastien Ogier's. World Rally champion Ogier - badly delayed on Friday - finished the stage 8.7 seconds ahead of Latvala, who surprisingly was still second fastest. The Finn confirmed at the stage end that he encountered a gearbox problem late on. "It was OK but we had a problem with the gearbox," said Latvala. "I struggled with downshifting. I had to use the manual gear lever but we got through, that's the main thing, now we need to get to service and change the box." Latvala did make it back to service so will be able to defend his lead on Sunday morning. M-Sport...
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