For a fleeting moment Hayden Paddon had Martins Sesks on the defensive. He’d narrowed the Latvian’s overnight lead to 7.4 seconds after winning Sunday’s opening stage and appeared to be in the ascendancy as he hunted down his young rival.
But the New Zealander, a one-time WRC event winner, had paid the price for his early push as he completed the stage with a flat front-right Pirelli.
Having packed one spare only for the four-stage loop, Paddon was forced to switch from attack mode to
