WRC
Andreas Mikkelsen under threat from Sébastien Ogier
Securely placed leads the Rally Australia against Hayden Paddon after the first passage of the second stage, Andreas Mikkelsen saw his lead disappear over the course of the afternoon stages in Australia.
The Volkswagen driver was troubled by a pedal problem, with a bent clutch pedal touching the brake pedal on his Polo R WRC. The leader thus saw return to contact Sébastien Ogier, returned to second after the second passage in the 50 km of Nambucca. Mikkelsen notably conceded more than nine seconds on the Frenchman in the sixteenth timed sector of Valla16 2.
Before the last two super-specials of the day, the Norwegian stopped on the junction to try to remedy the problem, and limited the damage by maintaining a two-second lead over Ogier thanks to a final scratch in the second pass. in Destination NSW.
Derrière le duo Volkswagen, Hayden Paddon emmène le trio des Hyundai i20 à 12″ du leader. Le Néo-Zélandais devance Thierry Neuville and Dani Sordo, the latter remaining under threat from Mads Ostberg, 1″4 separating the two drivers.
Le Norvégien du Team M-Sport devance les autres Ford Fiesta du Français Eric Camilli et de Ott Tänak. Lorenzo Bertelli (Ford) follows in ninth position ahead of Esapekka Lappi (Skoda Fabia R5) still comfortable leader in WRC-2.
The last step of Rally of Australia will begin this evening at 21:43 p.m. before concluding overnight from Saturday to Sunday.
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