Thierry Rallying-Neuville extends lead ahead of final day of Sweden Rally

ByReuters

Updated 11/02/2017 at 16:14 GMT

Hyundai's Thierry Neuville stretched his Rally Sweden lead to 43.3 seconds while Kris Meeke crashed into a snow bank on Saturday when one stage was cancelled due to safety concerns.

Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul of Belgium drive their Hyundai i20 WRC on SS17 Hagfors Sprint during the Rally Sweden (Reuters)

Image credit: Reuters

The 12th stage was scrapped by race organisers following a recommendation by the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) due to concerns about the high speeds on the icy, snowy course.

Citroen's Meeke thanked spectators for helping him after he hit a snow bank.

"The rear (of my car) snapped away from me, I couldn't turn in. Thanks to the spectators for helping us," Meeke said on Twitter.

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Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala lies in second place, while Estonia's Ott Tanak is third.

World champion Sebastien Ogier remains fourth, over a minute behind the leader.

The race ends on Sunday. (Reporting by Philip O'Connor, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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