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Will Evans stick with Rovanperä again? Relive the second stage of the Rally Estonia in live text
Elfyn Evans will look to make up some time this Saturday. © Nikos Katikis / DPPI
A tough day awaits the competitors in the World Rally Championship (WRC) this Saturday July 16. Nine special stages of Rally of Estonia are scheduled from 8:03 a.m. French time. Follow the event on our live text.
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Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota) a pris la tête de l’épreuve lors de la dernière spéciale du vendredi sous la pluie. Elfyn Evans (Toyota) a plié sous la pression mais le Gallois voudra remonter car il ne compte que 19 secondes de retard.
Comparing lines on these rapid roads! 🚀#ToyotaGAZOORacing #GRYaris #WRC #RallyEstonia 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/ESWsBxlzXx
- TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT (@TGR_WRC) July 16, 2022
Sur un terrain à l’adhérence variable en fonction des averses éparses, les deux Toyota hybrides ont largué la concurrence, à commencer par la Hyundai i20 NOtt Tänak, trailing almost a minute behind in third place.
The typical humor of Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) disappeared at the end of the 12th special stage of the 2022 Estonian Rally. The Finnish driver, who had been trying since this Saturday morning to preserve his fourth place against Thierry Neuville (Hyundai), lost more than 2'30'' and fell to seventh position in the general classification.
“When landing a jump, a rear tire went off the rails,” he explains. Then I had trouble activating the jack to replace the wheel. On this type of rally, if you have this type of problem, it's all over for you. »
The big beneficiary of this Saturday morning is his teammate Takamoto Katsuta (Toyota). The Japanese won not one, but two positions thanks to a better pace thanAdrien fourmaux (M-Sport Ford), which remains anchored in the sixth slot.
Gus Greensmith (M-Sport Ford) also lost more than two minutes due to a puncture, and saw Andreas Mikkelsen (Skoda, WRC2 leader) come back to 20”5. Oliver Solberg (Hyundai) suffered an engine temperature warning due to a radiator air inlet blocked by grass.
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Estonian Rally Program Step 2 (deduct one hour to obtain mainland France time):
General classification :
Medhi Casaurang
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