Sebastien Loeb replace Petter Solberg during this morning stages and moved to second place. Jari-Matti Latvala continue to lead ahead the 8-times champion Sebastien Loeb.

Loeb comment: “It’s a going a bit better, the grip is better and we changed the set-up of car. We were not so fast yesterday; hopefully it will be better today.
Solberg said: “It’s working very well for him, he’s found something extra.”
Some problems for Ostberg who said: “I’m trying everything I can, we cannot do anything before service so we have to push.”
Latvala: “We had a good feeling, which is also good for the Power Stage if you think about that. I was not so relaxed this morning but now the feeling is coming.”

Problems with the gearbox for Chris Atkinson who’s indicator do not work and the shift too.

Results after SS 16:
1. J. Latvala 2:40:55.8
2. S. Loeb +29.3
3. P. Solberg +32.2
4. M. Ostberg +1:04.3
5. M. Hirvonen +1:27.3
6. O. Tanak +2:24.8

Three stages remain to go this afternoon.