Sat, 20 Jan, 2001 - 13:28
Colin McRae's lead of the Monte Carlo Rally was finally obliterated by Tommi Makinen.
The fired-up Finn, 30 seconds adrift at the start of the day, powered into a lead of five seconds on the third of the five special stages.
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