Jari-Matti Latvala is the rally leader after day 3 of Rally Wales 2011. He is 6.1 seconds faster than Loeb after all 17 stages.
Driver’s comments:
Dani Sordo: “I tried to drive correctly. But we had good rhytm, I'm quite happy today.”
S. Ogier: “This one was very slippery, the grip is quite bad.”
E. Novikov: “Not so bad, this stage was better than the other, with better grip. I'm feeling good.”
K. Meeke: “I made a few mistakes in here, we will see tomorrow.”
M. Ostberg: “I was told by the team to use only high revs. I can't stop the engine becuse it might be not restarted.”
S. Loeb: “I can't do anything. Latvala is really good.”
J. Latvala: “It's been going really well today. Tomorrow morning I'll need clear head.”
Results after SS 17:
1. J. Latvala 2:38:37.9
2. S. Loeb +6.1
3. M. Ostberg +2:43.9
4. H. Solberg +5:35.0
5. K. Meeke +6:20.0
6. M. Wilson +7:05.6
Six stages remain for the last day of Rally Wales, as the longest is Crychan 22.73km driving twice.