Rally – Italy Day 1

Day 1 in Italy has come to a close and as usual there were heavy tactics in play amongst the front runners. Jari Mati-Latvala has opened a 40 second lead over teammate Mikko Hirvonen and has 42 seconds over Sebastian Loeb who is currently 3rd. Loeb stopped a full 10 seconds right before the finish line in an attempt to get further behind Hirvonen so that the Fords may plow the tough gravel on Day 2. Hirvonen attempted to slow down enough to keep it close and was unable to…

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