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Last year’s winner Dani Sordo of Spain stood up to Frenchman Sébastien Ogier and Belgian Thierry Neuville to extend his lead at Rallye de Sardaigne on Saturday
The leader of the day has a 27 seconds advantage over Ogier with Neuville 28 seconds behind with four specials to go on the last day on Sunday
Six-time world champion Ogier won four stages – SS7, SS9, SS11 and SS12 – with Neuville taking top honors in SS10, in stage six of eight rounds of the world championship series
Sordo, 37, has won five stages as the Hyundai driver aims for back-to-back victories on the Mediterranean island
The Spaniard is competing for the first time since Rally Mexico in March, the last event before the coronavirus pandemic, when he retired with engine issues
Ogier’s Toyota teammate Elfyn Evans, world championship leader, is fourth, slipping almost a minute behind
Finland’s Teemu Suninen, dropped from second place overnight after handbrake problems, leaving the driver of the fifth Ford Fiesta, more than a minute behind the leader
Reigning world champion Estonian Ott Tanak is sixth after losing time due to suspension problems on Friday morning and is now 2min 25sec behind
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