Life's a ditch as Neuville's world rally title hopes suffer

Neuville, behind the wheel of a Hyundai, had led overnight but his lead was whittled down over the early stages in Germany and Austria where the asphalt surfaces were made tricky by rain. On the third stage of the day, his car spun which sent him into a concrete drainage ditch. As he struggled to get back on the road, Neuville lost 40 seconds and fell into fourth place. By the end of the day, Neuville was 39.8 seconds adrift of new leader, former world champion Sebastien Ogier in a Toyota. Hyundai's...