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Breen awaits Citroen decision following crash

Crig Breen during the Sweet Lamb stage
Crig Breen during the Sweet Lamb stage

Ireland's Craig Breen said he was "driving like an idiot" after his crash at the Wales Rally GB on Friday.

The Waterford retired after rolling his Citroen DS 3 right at the start of the Myherin afternoon stage, but neither he nor co-driver Scott Martin were injured.

Breen dropped out of sixth place following the roll and Citroen have yet to confirm if he will restart on Saturday under Rally 2 rules. 

Meanwhile, newly-recrowned world champion Sebastien Ogier widened his lead.

Ogier topped the time-sheets in the Myherin and Sweet Lamb speed tests in north Wales to add to his morning superiority.

The Frenchman was quickest in his Volkswagen Polo R through Myherin by 4.8 seconds from team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala.

Four-time world champion Ogier then won Sweet Lamb by over a second from Thierry Neuville to more than double his morning lead over Estonia's Ott Tanak to 17.4 seconds.

Andreas Mikkelsen continued to struggle with only rear-wheel drive in his Polo R following a driveshaft breakage in the morning.

The Norwegian dropped more than two-and-half-minutes and fell away from the top 10 leaderboard.

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