Tänak first leader, Hyundai in the running in Finland

Author of the scratch in the last special of the 1st loop, the Estonian leads the general in Finland where the i20s seem to be working well.

Published on 01/10/2021 à 15:33

Gonzalo Forbes

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Tänak first leader, Hyundai in the running in Finland

Ott Tänak leads after the first loop of Rally Finland.©Hyundai

In spirit during the first outing of the day for the Shakedown, Ott Tänak (Hyundai) n’a pas tardé à confirmer sa bonne forme ainsi que celle de sa i20, très rapide sur le gravier finlandais en ce début de week-end. Quatrième puis 2e des deux premières spéciales de ce 70e Rally from Finland, the 2019 world champion scored his first scratch during SS3 thanks to a time of 10'14"5.

With this special success, Ott Tänak increases his advantage at the top of the general classification. Leader since SS2, the Hyundai driver is now 1” ahead of his teammate Craig Breen. Present in Finland for his first round of the season in the premier category, Esapekka Lappi has had a very good start to the weekend. Engaged with a Yaris WRC, the local is currently in 3rd place, only 5” behind the Estonian. His opponents will have to watch him very closely because he could play spoilsport.

Able to mathematically win his 8th world title in Finland, Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) limite la casse dans cette première partie de journée. Condamné au rôle d’ouvreur, le Gapençais n’a jamais pu disputer la victoire aux gros morceaux dans ces spéciales se contentant ainsi de la 7e place à l’issue de la boucle initiale à 15“6 d’Ott Tänak. S’il peut être sacré, le Français devrait faire preuve de maturité et assurer des points plutôt que de risquer de perdre gros.

Second Habs in the running for Finland, Adrien fourmaux n’est lui pas dans le coup. Sa Ford Fiesta de M-Sport limitée, il n’a pu faire mieux qu’une 10e place au général après trois spéciales. Le Nordiste a déjà 40“8 de retard et devrait souffrir tout au long du week-end.

The start of the fourth special of the day is scheduled for 16:08 p.m., to be followed in live text on the AUTOhebdo.fr website.

Gonzalo Forbes

In charge of promotion formulas (F2, F3, FRECA, F4...). Carried by the grace of Franco Colapinto.

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