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Sebastien Ogier with VW Polo already secured a 0.3 second advantage over Mads Ostberg on Thursday, and he dramatically increased his lead. After the ninth speed test, he led with 18.9 seconds ahead of second-placed Mads Ostberg. Mikko Hirvonen climbed to third place, a good 27 seconds behind the leader. Jari-Matti Latvala finished his performance today after 500 meters of the first test. The Finn ran over a rock and broke the front suspension, but he will still be able to rejoin the rally tomorrow, thanks to WRC2 rules. A similar pitch hit Chris Atkinson, who was able to continue the rally despite the damaged car. Evgeny Novikov lost about seven minutes to the sixth HP due to problems with the car's electronic control unit. Mechanics are faulty nat

Despite a dreamy start to this season, Sebastien Ogier does not see himself as the favorite to win the title. Ogier started the season with second place at the Monte Carlo Rally and continued with a dominant win in Sweden. The closest competitor, Sebastien Loeb, will be competing in just four rallies this year, making the Volkswagen racer have a good chance of success from afar. But Ogier warns that the road is still long. "We've only driven two of the thirteen rallies. We still don't really know where we are. We don't know yet how good we are on the macadam road where most of this year's rallies take place," Ogier said ahead of the Mexican rally this weekend. "Of course we are very pleased with how the season started. But Monte Carlo and Sweden are two unique rallies that cannot be

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Ogier leads in front of Ostberg

Ogier is not seen in the role of favorite