Notes and quotes from Mexico final stage - Ogier takes victory 11.03.2018: WRC RALLYES - MEXICO RALLY 2018 Sunday, March 11th 2018

WRC RALLYES - MEXICO RALLY 2018
Sunday, March 11th 2018

1.	S. OGIER
2.	D. SORDO	+1:13.6
3.	K. MEEKE	+1:29.2
4.	A. MIKKELSEN	+1:48.4
5.	S. LOEB	+2:34.6

Sun 13:11 - SS22: Tänak

The Estonian has finally started the Power Stage. Will his delay present him with more favourable road conditions?

Sun 13:09 - SS22: Sordo

He completes but has been hampered by a rear puncture. He's dropped 17.5sec and is only sixth fastest. But he's on course to take second place in the overall standings. That was his main target.

Sun 13:06 - SS22: Ogier
The rally leader is now in the Power Stage. But did he save his tyres enough earlier in the day?



Sun 13:04 - SS22: Meeke
It's not a good Power Stage for the third-placed man. He's dropped 14.6sec and is only fifth fastest so far. He's frustrated with himself: "I had the pace, car and road position to win this rally and I didn't do the job. I've never been so frustrated with a third place. I need to tidy my game up."



Sun 12:59 - SS22: Mikkelsen
He's through, but he can only go second quickest so far! Latvala is still fastest. "I tried to keep it clean and a good pace. I'm happy enough with that stage. It could be really important points to take away."



Sun 12:54 - SS22: Loeb
The French legend has reached the finish and is second fastest so far. He's 4.5sec slower than Latvala.



Sun 12:53 - SS22: Tänak and Neuville update
Both men have delayed their Power Stage start in a bid to obtain better road conditions which they hope will maximise their Power Stage bonus points.



Sun 12:51 - SS22: Mikkelsen
The fourth-placed Hyundai driver has just gone into the Power Stage.



Sun 12:47 - SS22: Loeb
The nine-time world champion is the next to enter the Power Stage.



Sun 12:45 - SS22: Latvala
He's fastest by 6.1sec so far! "I had a very good feeling. I said to Miika [Anttila, co-driver] I couldn't really drive any better. It was a good stage for us."



Sun 12:39 - SS22: Lappi
The Toyota man goes fastest so far. He's 13.8sec quicker than compatriot Suninen. But he's not happy: "On the narrow road it's going well but on the wide road I was very bad. I was too wide in many places and too fast. I lost a lot of time."



Sun 12:38 - SS22: Latvala
The man that was second fastest when the stage was run as SS21, is next into the stage. Can he find the same speed he enjoyed this morning?



Sun 12:37 - SS22: Suninen
The M-Sport driver makes it to the stage finish and is fastest so far by 2.4sec.



Sun 12:34 - SS22: Lappi
The Finn is the first of the Toyota drivers to enter the Power Stage. Let's see what he can do...



Sun 12:32 - SS22: Suninen
Tänak hasn't started the stage on his allotted minute so it's Teemu Suninen that's next through the Power Stage.




Sun 12:31 - SS22 WRC 2 Tidemand
The Swede has completed the stage in 6m00.0s and wins the WRC 2 category with relative ease. It's been a perfect weekend for the Skoda Motorsport driver.




Sun 12:03 - Power Stage running order

The crews will leave the stage start line in the following order: 1.Greensmith, 2.Tidemand, 3.Tänak, 4.Suninen, 5.Lappi, 6.Latvala, 7.Neuville, 8.Loeb, 9.Mikkelsen, 10.Meeke, 11.Sordo, 12.Ogier.




Sun 12:02 - Stage info: SS22
Las Minas Power Stage, 11.07km Identical to the earlier stage. Las Minas starts on a big double width road, heading downhill with a series of three kickers. Plenty of flowing corners lead into a final new 2km section on cobbles towards the finish on the edge of Guanajuato.




Sun 12:01 - What's up for grabs?
Extra championship points. The top-five fastest drivers in the Power Stage win points on a sliding scale. There's 5 points for the winner and 1 point for fifth fastest.




Sun 12:00 - Up next: Las Minas Power Stage
The crews have just 11.07km left to run before Rally Guanajuato Mexico reaches its conclusion.




Sun 11:16 - Next stage: 1218hrs
That's when the rally-ending Power Stage will blast into life. We'll pause our live text service here and return at 1200hrs.

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