Ford privateer Martin Prokop sprung a surprise and took the lead on Rally Italia Sardegna this evening after topping the times in the short 2.50km Citta Di Cagliari super special test. Prokop, who has scored points in every event so far this season, peaking in Argentina with a fourth place in his Jipocar Czech National Team-run Fiesta RS WRC car, completed the test in 2 minutes 23.7 seconds, leaving him 1.7 seconds up on Volkswagen Motorsport II pilot, Andreas Mikkelsen, while Ott Tanak and Thierry Neuville tied for third, although Tanak did report handbrake issues at the stage end. Drivers tackled the test two-by-two, with Prokop easily winning his duel against Robert Kubica, after the...
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