Ott Tanak holds the lead in Corsica after Elfyn Evans lost ten seconds in the final stage of the day stuck behind the ailing Yaris of Kris Meeke.
Evans had been fastest throughout the afternoon loop and held a 4.5 second lead over Tanak going into the stage.
Meeke had sustained suspension arm damage after hitting a kerb in the previous stage and was not going at full speed when the Welshman caught up with him and did not notice the Fiesta behind for a considerable section of the stage.
Update: Evans given same time as Tanak to re-take Corsica lead
With the time lost Evans drops to third, behind morning leader Tanak and Thierry Neuville.
However it’s expected that the incident will be investigated, with Evans possibly receiving a notional time based off the data available from both the affected run of Alta-Rocca and Friday morning’s.
Tanak had to be careful during the afternoon loop due to a slight damper issue but remains well placed for the rest of the event.
Neuville complained about the handling of his i20 throuhut Friday and said he was missing grip on the dusty stages.
Dani Sordo sits in fourth, ahead of Teemu Suninen, who has so far managed to obey M-Sport’s strict instruction to stay out of trouble and finish the rally.
After a troubled day Sebastien Ogier is sixth, spinning in the morning and suffering with understeer with handling issues blighting both of the C3s, with seventh-placed Esapekka Lappi also struggling for pace
Sebastien Loeb is the last of the Hyundai competitors in eighth, suffering a broken steering arm in the first stage of the day which lost him two minutes.
WRC2 runners Eric Camilli and Yoann Bonato sit in ninth and 10th.
Jari-Matti Latvala has dropped backafter a slow puncture that he had to stop and change on the penultimate stage of the day and an issue with the speed of his pacenotes, but remains ahead of Meeke.
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