Meeke slips up in Poland

Motorsport: The Irish duo of Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle (Citroen DS3 WRC) had a frustrating day in Rally Poland, round seven of the World Rally Championship, and heading into the short Super Special stage late last evening, they had dropped to fifth position.

Up front, Andreas Mikkelsen (VW Polo WRC) led his team-mate Sebastien Ogier by a mere second as the pair traded the lead position throughout the day.

In the morning’s opening stage, which was shortened from 26.61km to 12.92km after heavy rain prior to the rally caused severe deterioration to the condition of the road, Mikkelsen reclaimed the lead from Ogier, albeit by four tenths of a second, with Meeke/Nagle continuing in third.