Craig Breen second ahead of final day in Sardinia

Craig Breen is second at Rally Italia Sardegna ahead of Sunday's final day of action.

The Waterford native and co-driver Paul Nagle are 46 seconds behind Estonia's Ott Tanak after the first 17 stages, with four to go on Sunday.

Hyundai's Tanak dominated Saturday's action, winning six of the seven stages, with Breen, driving for the M-Sport team, the only other stage winner.

Tanak's progress means he is on course for his first World Rally Championship win in more than a year.

"I had a great feeling in the car, and I was able to control things. It's been quite a long time since we had a run like that," said Tanak.

Esapekka Lappi of Toyota led by 0.7 seconds overnight but crashed out on Saturday's opening Tempio Pausania stage when the Finn hit a wall and a tree, ripping off his car's left rear wheel. He will be able to re-start on Sunday.

Sunday features four stages to the north of Alghero over 39.30 competitive km, with bonus points for the final Power Stage.

Additional reporting: Reuters