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While typing up the results, I realized that some of the old gang were present at the same event again (and found some other parallels too). For comparison, let's refer to 2003 Rally GB where top...

If you mean now, after the stage, then the answer is no. But had he jump started or done anything else worth a time penalty during the stage, then yes as per Art 13.3.4.

No, only if you do it to affect running order of the PS.

But Evans is faster

Latvala wants to drop behind Tanak?

As it stands now:
Toyota 331
Hyundai 322
M-Sport 303
Citroen 216

Would he rather be remembered as the one who retired Loeb beat?

Added emphasis on the important and relevant bit. Nothing more.

Damn, I spoke too soon as Evans pipped Sordo. How the hell...

Sure but I would save tyres for PS as his chances of catching Ogier and/or Latvala seem slim just now.

Interesting how fast Sordo is now... What's his aim?

They have three podiums from 2017 and three so far from this season?!? Six podiums in two seasons? Even newcomer Toyota had five podiums alone last season!

Yes

But Neuville seems to close the gap to Ogier considerably...

As Neuville moves up to 4th, gap to Tanak grows past what win gives (barring PS points)... :(

In the old days it was rather gray area. Mehta's career was mostly centered on annual Safari so is it retirement (no because he was young then), semi-retirement (same) or just focusing on one event? ...

It's been five years since he last won. Shetar Mehta and Jean-Luc Therier share longest gap between wins at 5 years and 359 days so it won't be a record - just.

Hell no, he's won more than his share already.

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There are 258 WRC stage winners that I know and pre-1978 stage winners are mostly omitted...

Rather bold claim. Do you know ages of all stage winners of WRC history? Do you even know all stage winners of WRC history? I don't.

Lappi stalled here

Yeah, with previous meant a previous, not the previous.

I believe that was from previous stage

Ogier 200

Loeb dropped behind Ogier. Evans likely too.