World champion Ogier storms to Rally of Portugal lead
Four-time world champion Sebastien Ogier stormed into the lead of the Rally of Portugal on Saturday, turning an overnight five-second deficit into a 16-second advantage ahead of the final day.
Ogier, behind the wheel of a Ford Fiesta, held off a double Hyundai challenge from Thierry Neuville, who is 16.8sec off the lead, and Dani Sordo who is 51.3sec behind.
The French driver had been third overnight as M-Sport teammate Ott Tanak led Sordo by 4.6sec.
"I pushed more in the second stage than the first. I saved my tyres in the opener so I knew I could push more in the next one," said Ogier, who had led by more than 20 seconds midway through Saturday's action.