Impressive during SS4, Sordo takes the reins

La Sardaigne, Dani Sordo la porte dans son coeur. Vainqueur sur ces terres il y a un an, l’Espagnol a envie de doubler la mise en 2020. S’il s’est montré rapide lors des trois premières spéciales, le pilote Hyundai a été contraint de laisser les commandes de l’épreuve italienne à Teemu Suninen avant de tout faire basculer à midi.

Constantly gaining momentum, Dani Sordo confirmed his good form during SS4 this Friday. If Thierry Neuville had set the bar quite high with a time of 16'42"5, the Spaniard took the pleasure of erasing this mark. And how. The Hyundai driver literally exploded the Belgian's time by completing this special in 16'33"1, more than nine seconds ahead.

“Winner” of SS4, Dani Sordo subsequently took the lead of the Rally from Sardinia relegating Teemu Suninen to more than 7 seconds. Enough to build confidence before the last two special stages of the day. “ I am very happy. The car is very pleasant to drive. The team has worked a lot on the car in recent months and it’s paying off », savored the Iberian on arrival.

The Hyundai driver will still not have to rest on his laurels since Teemu Suninen is only 7"5 and Sébastien Ogier at 18“6. Enough to plan a rhythmic afternoon in Sardinia.

Elfyn Evans should also get involved in this fight. With less than 25 seconds behind, the championship leader hopes to get closer to the front car before Saturday and the biggest stages of the Sardinia Rally.

Ott Tänak He had a nightmarish start to the day. No doubt the victim of a problem, the reigning world champion is only in 8th place at 1’49”6. Same case for Esapekka Lappi who did not finish the second special and was then no longer seen.

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