Unseasonably wet weather hit this morning's Rally Italia Sardegna shakedown, with rain replacing the typically hot, sunny conditions and significantly reducing the window during which fast times could be realistically set. Unable to get out in this window, Craig Breen – Scott Martin and Mads Østberg – Torstein Eriksen, who

Thierry Neuville is ready to dig deep to defend his FIA World Rally Championship lead in Italy this weekend. The Belgian stormed to the top of the standings with a sublime victory in Portugal last month. The downside to his success is that, as championship leader, he starts first on Rally