Mexico: Latvala joins the list of withdrawals, Ogier manages his lead

Jari-Matti Latvala was unable to compete in both passages of the super special which concluded the first stage of the Rally Mexico.

Published on 09/03/2019 à 02:31

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Mexico: Latvala joins the list of withdrawals, Ogier manages his lead

Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) a rejoint la liste des abandons dans la première étape du Rally from Mexico. The Finn encountered a mechanical problem with his Yaris WRC as he was ready to set off on the 2,33km V-Power Shell Stage to be covered twice. He was in 4th place in the general classification.

We have ANOTHER retirement from Friday in @RallyMexico - @JariMattiWRC without electrics in the LIght Fitting Zone….. pic.twitter.com/ZM0scT9ygr

- World Rally Championship (@OfficialWRC) March 9, 2019

Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) a profité des la super spéciale pour conforter son avance sur Elfyn Evans (M-Sport), en signant notamment le scratch dans le premier passage. Le sextuple champion WRC possède désormais près de 15 secondes d’avance sur le Gallois, toujours suivi de près par Kris Meeke (Toyota).

Ott Tänak (Toyota) took advantage of the problems of his Finnish teammate to climb to 4th place after overtaking Esapekka Lappi (Citroën) with a 2 second lead. The Finn will, however, have the advantage of position on the road for the second stage, the positions being fixed at the end of the Las Minas special (SS7).

Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) complète le classement des WRC au 6e rang. Malgré sa mauvaise journée, le Belge aura une meilleure position sur la route ce samedi.