Latvala holds on to slender lead in Wales Rally

Jari-Matti Latvala maintained his lead at the end of the second day of the Wales Rally GB today despite allowing world champion Sebastian Loeb to claw back valuable time over the closing stages.

The Ford driver will be first on the roads tomorrow, which may prove to troublesome depending on tonight’s weather. Loeb – 7.3 seconds behind – is in touching distance of the leader and will be ready pounce on any further errors by the Finn.