Sebastien Ogier was left to cruise out front in Rally Monte Carlo after his closest rival Kris Meeke had to withdraw with a broken gearbox in the afternoon of Day 3. The Briton set the pace in the first afternoon test but his car’s undertray was damaged in the subsequent run, with the gearbox failing as a result and forcing the Citroen driver into retirement. Jari-Matti Latvala, who had been running as best of the rest behind Ogier and Meeke, also exited the rally during the loop. Despite dipping a wheel into a ditch in SS11 and damaging his suspension, the Finn managed to fix up his car - but failed to make it to the start of the next stage in time and had to call it a day. Given there...
Full Story »