Advertising The Finn closed on the championship lead after a 29.1sec win over Skoda Motorsport team-mate Pontus Tidemand amid the fog and mud of the Welsh forests. It was his third consecutive success after triumphing in Finland and Germany. His hopes were left clinging by a thread after swiping a tree in Friday’s opening speed tests and damaging the rear of his Fabia R5. The damage proved cosmetic only and he quickly moved into a lead that he was never to lose. “I have to thank my team. We did an absolutely perfect job on my first time in Wales to take the victory. The title fight is still alive. After the accident I thought it wasn’t going to be our weekend, I wasn’t expecting to...
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