Autosport.com - Loeb heading for victory in Spain

Sebastien Loeb is just two stages away from victory in Rally Catalunya after completing the first loop of stages on Sunday.

Loeb and Dani Sordo continued to keep Marcus Gronholm at bay during the morning, and the reigning world champion admitted that he was starting to feel comfortable at the front.

"Everything is ok, the car is going well," said Loeb. "At the moment we have enough gap, so if I lose a bit of time to Marcus it's ok.

Sordo added that he was finding it difficult to keep his concentration, as it is crucial for Loeb's title bid that Gronholm finishes no higher than third.

Standings after SS16:

Pos Driver Car Time
1. Loeb Citroen 2h56:44.2
2. Sordo Citroen +14.4
3. Gronholm Ford +51.1
4. Hirvonen Ford +1:23.7
5. Duval Citroen +2:16.7
6. Solberg Subaru +2:50.5
7. Latvala Ford +3:26.5
8. Atkinson Subaru +3:56.8
9. Pons Subaru +4:51.5
10. Solberg Ford +9:34.4

He's done it again, taken another 2 points of Gronholm today at Corsica. Which I am about to go and watch on the telly. so no great details if you please!

Well that was entertaining. Shame about the terrible TV coverage though - can ITV do anything right? That was about 45 minutes of adverts and 15 minutes of actual rallying!

Commercial broadcasters = Money first, quality later. Ban them all!