Elfyn Evans under direct threat from Thierry Neuville in Argentina

In view of the performances displayed since the start of the Rally from Argentina, we thought Elfyn Evans (Ford) in a favorable position before the second loop of the day, with 44″ of margin on Thierry Neuville (Hyundai).

However, at the end of the second South American stage, l’avance du pilote M-Sport / Dmack a fondu à 11″5, after experiencing problems in the afternoon, including the loss of the rear diffuser of his Fiesta WRC.

Así quedó el Ford Fiesta de Evans / This is how Evans' car looks like  #YPFRallyArgentina2017 pic.twitter.com/YXi8wqrS8O

— Rally Argentina (@rallyargentina) April 29, 2017

" It's nothing serious, says Evans to explain his waste of time this afternoon. Little things that damaged my confidence. There's something strange at the rear and we have a lot of oversteer. I also had a spin in the final SS at reduced speed. I'm just not comfortable it's a frustrating afternoon.

Of course, I can stay ahead of Thierry Neuville. I didn't come here and do all this to be second. If he wants victory, he's going to have to fight like a lion against me for it. »

Behind the Evans – Neuville duo, Ott Tänak (Ford) has not yet given up all hope of victory, being 26″8 behind Elfyn Evans. The Estonian took a significant advantage over his teammate Sébastien Ogier, fourth, 23″1 from Tänak and 49″9 from the race lead.

The big loser of the day remains Mads Ostberg (Ford), victim of contact with a rock in SS14, leaving the Norwegian stopped with damaged right-rear suspension.

Le top 10 est complété par Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota), Hayden Paddon (Hyundai), Juho Hänninen (Toyota), Lorenzo Bertelli (Ford), Dani Sordo (Hyundai) et Pontus Tidemand (Skoda).

Winner of two specials earlier in the day after returning to Rally2 after going off the road yesterday, Kris Meeke (Citroën) once again made a mistake, and rolled over, in SS14, causing another retirement for the winner of the Rally Mexico.

The final stage of Rally Argentina will feature three stages, including ES El Condor – Copina, where the second pass will serve as the Power Stage. SS16 will start at 14:13 p.m. French time and will be followed live on our website.

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