Breen ended the opening day of Rally Finland strongly, leapfrogging team-mate Ott Tanak on the day’s deciding test to carry a 2.8 seconds buffer going into Saturday. The Irishman recorded the third fastest time through ‘Oittila’ despite his vision being impaired by the lamp pod on the bonnet of his car that was not, as he put it, “100%”. That led him and co-driver Paul Nagle to miss a handful of junctions towards the start – but he refused to allow that to overshadow their overall performance. “It sounds pretty good to be rally leader this evening,” said Breen, who has given himself a solid foundation on which he can build towards a first WRC victory this weekend. Related...
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