Citroën Sport s Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena profited from the second day of the 2007 Rally de Portugal to tighten their grip at the sharp end of the leaderboard after easing into the lead on Friday afternoon. The second C4 WRC crewed by Dani Sordo and Marc Martí is still 5th.
“Who turned the taps on, ” quizzed Sébastien Loeb on arrival at the service park this morning for the start of second leg of the Portuguese round of the WRC. Météo France, one of Citroën Sport s technical partners this year, effectively predicted a strong likelihood of rain today and, bang on cue, heavy showers moved in over the Algarve region early today. “These conditions mean it s essentially a new event that s starting this morning, ” announced Guy Fréquelin prior to the day s two identical loops of three challenging stages in the Caldeirao hills to the west and in the Da Capinha hills to the east.
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