Fuerteventura-Canarias rider Palomares now holds just a one-second advantage over Blanco Rodriguez with two stages of the race left.

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Kubica's season will get underway at the Rally Islas Canarias -- the third round of the FIA European Rally Championship later this month -- before he opens his campaign in the WRC 2 at April's Rally de Portugal.

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