Hyundai\u2019s Thierry Neuville assumed the Acropolis Rally lead from World Rally Championship points leader Kalle Rovanpera on Friday morning.
The opening stage of the day was held in surprisingly dry conditions considering the deluge that Storm Daniel delivered prior to the rally start. Officials elected to shorten the stage by 7.5kms on Thursday night due to the heavy rain and floods that had damaged a section of the gravel stage.
The Finn was able to limit the effects of road cleaning to post the fifth fastest time on the test, 5.5s adrift of the pace, but he dropped to fourth overall. "We need to work a bit on the car, without shakedown there's a few small adjustments to do," said Neuville.Tanak was third fastest, half a second adrift of Ogier, but the Estonian admitted his M-Sport Puma was"not easy to drive".
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