Rally-eMag 014 December 2013 | Page 23

RallyRACC-Rally de Espana / Rally review Finale Latvala is in pretty good shape and although he is feeling more and more comfortable on tarmac, gravel is still his favourite turf. But being first on the road is not easy on gravel. Andreas Mikkelsen who started as eleventh WRC driver sets two fastest times. Latvala’s lost time was relatively limited because of the dust issue. Of course Latvala threw up the greatest amount of dust. So Sordo was not rewarded for the tactics that brought him behind Latvala on the asphalt stages. He was even 1,5 second slower because of the dust of the Finn. But Ogier started a new offence bringing him closer to the top. Especially when the dust situation improved. From the middle of the day Ogier starts to climb the ladder. On the penultimate stage, the second passing