MIKKELSEN HANGS TOUGH
(WorldNews Africa)

Andreas Mikkelsen and Anders Jæger had to fight hard on stages in the Baumholder military base to hang onto second position at Rallye Deutschland. Craig Breen and Scott Martin edged closer to the top five, whilst Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle were forced to retire due to a mechanical issue. Unlike yesterday, the crews were greeted by bright sunshine as they drove into service this morning at the start of today`s second leg. The schedule for the morning loop included both Panzerplatte stages - the short and long versions - as well as two speed tests in the Sarre. With the roads still damp in many places early this morning, the Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT crews opted to fit soft compound Michelin...