Thierry Neuville’s Safari Rally Kenya lead climbed to almost half a minute on Saturday morning as the Belgian threw down the gauntlet to his FIA World Rally Championship rivals. The pair traded times over the following stages at Soysambu and Sleeping Warrior and Neuville returned to the Naivasha service park 28.1sec clear of the Toyota Yaris man. Quite hard stages, it’s very difficult and I’m making so many mistakes,” Katsuta explained. “I didn’t take huge risks, but it’s so difficult to follow the road and know where you are. The man of the morning was championship leader Sébastien Ogier, who won both Soysambu and Sleeping Warrior.

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