If he wanted to trade spots with me I would be quite happy to because it means we'd be leading the world championship." Ogier, who leads the world championship by 51 points heading to next week's Rally Finland, has been complaining about the starting order or world championship events all season. By Dale BudgeKiwi rally star Hayden Paddon refuses to bow down to three-time world champion Sebastien Ogier over one of the sport's biggest talking points in 2016. Paddon admits road position has played a part in those results but he also points to the gap closing between Ogier's Volkswagen team and the other manufacturers this year. Ogier has even threatened to quit the sport should the FIA extend the same rules to a full rally next season.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 20, 2016 22:46 UTC