A strong opening day for the Hyundai Motorsport team in Kennards Hire Rally Australia 2016 sees their top two drivers split by 1.2 seconds in the fight for third. At the moment Thierry Neuville currently leads the way, ensuring he's on track to claim second in the championship. It's in no way an easy position for the Belgium driver though, with the eleven stages proving tough on the tyres. The Newry stage was shortened from 25.3 to 10.5km due to extreme dust clouds, but this didn't stop the WRC field with fellow Hyundai driver; Hayden Paddon coming home in fourth. Unfortunately for Neuville, his closest rival; Andreas Mikkelsen ended Day 1 fastest. “The morning loop went OK.” started...
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