Meeke in control in Finland
Kris Meeke strengthened his lead on the penultimate day of the Rally of Finland on Saturday, winning four of the eight super-fast forest speed tests to outshine the home hero. The Citroen DS3 driver, who held a strong lead after Friday's action, looks set to deny local hope Jari-Matti Latvala a third win on the trot on home soil after another scintillating performance from the Briton. "Today has been exceptional. Yesterday was one of the best days I’ve had in a rally car and today has surpassed that. I don’t know where I go from here. We have a job to do tomorrow -– play it safe and try to bring it home,” said Meeke. Rally of Finland standings: 1. Kris Meeke (GBR/Citroen DS3) 2h 22:00.8, 2. Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN/Volkswagen Polo-R) at 41.0sec, 3. Craig Breen (IRL/Citroën DS3) 1:43.0, 4. Ott Tanak (EST/Ford Fiesta RS) 1:54.5, 5. Thierry Neuville (BEL/Hyundai i20) 2:00.9, 6. Hayden Paddon (NZL/Hyundai i20) 2:03.6, 7. Mads Ostberg (NOR/Ford Fiesta RS) 2:06.0, 8. Andreas Mikkelsen (NOR/VW Polo-R) 2:24.0, 9. Esapekka Lappi (FIN/Skoda Fabia R5) 4:23.6 Stage winners: Tanak 5 (ES1, ES4, ES7, ES9, ES14), Mikkelsen 2 (ES1, ES12), Meeke 8 (ES2, ES5, ES8, ES11, ES13, ES15, ES17, ES18), Latvala 3 (ES3, ES6, ES10), Ostberg 1 (ES16), Ogier 2 (ES19, ES20)