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Monte-Carlo – SS15: Ogier gets some fresh air
Sébastien Ogier regained a little margin on Kalle Rovanperä © Jean-Marie Farina / DPPI
Sébastien Ogier silenced the most skeptical. The Frenchman signed an 8th scratch on the Rally Monte-Carlo en s’imposant sur l’ES15. Surtout, l’octuple champion du monde a augmenté son avance au général en reprenant 2″7 sur Kalle Rovanperä. Désormais, l’écart s’élève à 18″7 entre les deux pilotes Toyota.
On this 15th special, it is a new Toyota hat-trick which monopolizes the top of the ranking. Elfyn Evans came between Ogier and Rovanperä. The Welshman shaved off a few seconds Thierry Neuville (author of a spin at the start of the special), but the gap overall between the two men is still significant: the Belgian has a 22-second margin over Evans for 3rd place.
Pierre-Louis Loubet returned to the track this Sunday morning after his abandonment yesterday. The Frenchman drove very quietly to preserve his tires for the Power Stage... but is already a victim of his mechanics, since the handbrake on the Ford Puma failed. An essential element for the passage of the Col de Turini at the end of the rally…
The classification of SS15:
The general classification after SS15:
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Dorian Grangier
A young journalist nostalgic for the motorsport of yesteryear. Raised on the exploits of Sébastien Loeb and Fernando Alonso.
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