Advertising Friday 22 MayLatvala hits the frontJari-Matti Latvala put a dismal run of three consecutive pointless rounds firmly behind him on day one at Vodafone Rally de Portugal by hitting the front in his VW Polo R. The Finn benefited from a low start position on the soft, sandy roads but he didn’t have it his own way. Dani Sordo and Andreas Mikkelsen both had a turn at the front before Latvala eventually took over and established a 11.2s lead over Citroën’s Kris Meeke. Mikkelsen was third. “It’s coming good,” Latvala said. “After a steady start we increased the pace stage by stage and attacked more. That final stage suited me well. I’ve had hard times recently so it...
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