WRC
Evans takes advantage of Rovanperä accident to take the lead in the Ypres Rally
Elfyn Evans (Toyota) leads the 2022 Ypres Rally. © DPPI
From the first special of this Rally d’Ypres (Belgique) 2022, une histoire maintes fois répétée semblait s’écrire à nouveau avec la prise de pouvoir de Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota). Mais le conte de fée s’est transformé en mauvaise blague belge lors de la deuxième spéciale du vendredi matin.
The leader of the rally and the championship made a minor driving error, which sent him to the side. But as his boss Jari-Matti Latvala explained, “ This is the typical kind of outing here. The shoulders are very deep, when you hit them, it's the end of the game. »
Big crash for Rovanperä #WRC pic.twitter.com/y7FUHVx1yZ
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This is what happened to Kalle Rovanperä. A series of rolls forced him to give up, at least for this first stage. It is currently too early to know if the Nordic will be able to restart with a time penalty on Saturday.
Cet accident a profité à son équipier Elfyn Evans (Toyota). Le double vice-champion du monde sortant a pris la tête avant la pause déjeuner grâce à un meilleur comportement de sa Yaris hybride face à la Hyundai i20 NOtt Tänak. The Estonian had a short interlude but constantly complained about the lack of confidence his car gave him on the asphalt stages.
On his land, Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) completes the provisional podium almost 10'' behind. The fourth position was occupied by Adrien fourmaux (M-Sport Ford) jusqu’à la quatrième spéciale. Le Français y a perdu plus d’une minute, mais le Nordiste n’a réalisé aucune faute. En effet, une soudaine averse s’est abattue juste au moment où Fourmaux, qui s’élance en dernière place des Rally1 ce vendredi, devait prendre le départ. Avec des pneus durs sticks, la Ford Puma était régulièrement en situation d’aquaplanage.
Takamoto Katsuta (Toyota) is offside for a convincing result, due to mechanical damage. The Japanese drives in electric mode.
In WRC2, the announced match between Andreas Mikkelsen (Skoda) and Frenchman Yohan Rossel (Citroën) keeps its promises. The Habs are leading the way but the gap is small.
General classification after SS4:
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