Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier (above) will carry a slender 3.7s lead over Thierry Neuville and Hyundai into Saturday’s penultimate day of WRC Rally Portugal after an incident-filled Friday afternoon reshaped the lead battle.Neuville’s Hyundai teammate Adrien Fourmaux had looked in control for much of the day after moving ahead of overnight...

Mechanical misfortune robs Ott Tanak of a comfortable lead, priming Sebastien Ogier for victory.

Ott Tanak leads WRC Rally Portugal after a punishing opening leg on Friday, with just 7.0s splitting the Hyundai driver (above) and Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier after more than 90 miles of gravel action.Tanak marked a personal milestone by reaching 400 FIA World Rally Championship special stage wins – the latest...