Thierry Neuville still leads the Monte Carlo Rally after Friday's stages, but Sebastien Ogier is back up to second. Ogier fell to ninth when he slid off the road on the morning's opener, and though he recovered to third by the midday service he lost more time at the start of the afternoon as he struggled with slushy conditions when first on the stages. But while Ogier remained unhappy with the conditions and admitted he was still getting to grips with the unfamiliar M-Sport Ford, he won the day's final two stages and began to make inroads on those in front. That pace brought him past team-mate Ott Tanak into second, and reduced his deficit to Neuville's Hyundai from 1m12s to 45s. Neuville...
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