McErlean and Treacy hoping to return to event Saturday after dramatic stage two at Rally Italia Sardegna

MOTORS: Josh McErlean/Eoin Treacy Eoin (Ford Puma Rally1) return to the second leg of Rally Italia Sardegna under Super Rally rules. Pic: Jaanus Ree / Red Bull Content Pool.

A dramatic and incident filled second stage of Rally Italia Sardegna, round six of the World Rally Championship, claimed the Irish crew of Josh McErlean/Eoin Treacy along with their M-Sport Ford team mates Gregoire Munster/Louis Louka and Martins Sesks/Renars Francis leaving Jourdan Serderidis as the sole Ford competitor, but the Greek driver reported a broken suspension damper at the stage end.

Meanwhile, French driver Sebastien Ogier (Toyota GR Yaris Rally1) leads overnight 2.1s ahead of compatriot Adrien Fourmaux (Hyundai i20 Rally1) with his Hyundai team mate Ott Tanak 5.2s further behind in third.