Jari-Matti Latvala finishes second in the event that proved to be Volkswagen’s undoing
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Ulsterman Kris Meeke became the first British driver to win the Neste Rally Finland, winning his second WRC event this year at the wheel of an ex-works Citroen DS3 WRC. Championship leaders Volkswagen had a disastrous event apart from second place for Jari-Matti Latvala (winner the past two years) while M-Sport brought only one car home in the top ten places.
After suffering a run of uncharacteristic off-road excursions, this was the first time for four years that VW’s Sebastien Ogier had finished a rally without scoring…
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