Portugal – SS10: Ogier gains time on Tänak

The duel continues between Sébastien Ogier et Ott Tänak in Portugal. The Frenchman deprived the driver Hyundai of a 400th scratch by setting the best time by 1″1 better. The Estonian, despite leading at all the intermediate points, lost a lot of time in the last few hundred meters and let the eight-time world champion close to 5″8 before the last special, the longest of the day.

On this special stage, which they had never competed in before, the drivers noted a strong sweep, which naturally favored the last to start. In this game, Elfyn Evans, the day's opener as championship leader, lost a lot of time and now finds himself under threat from Sami Pajari, who has come back to within 3 seconds of his 3th place overall.

The loser of this SS1 is Takamoto Katsuta, who lost 6 seconds to Ogier and 6 seconds to Tänak. The Japanese driver is now 5 seconds behind the leader and sees his third place threatened by his friend and teammate Kalle Rovanperä. The final special of the day, 5 kilometers long, promises to create further gaps and change the general classification, which, as a reminder, defines the starting order for Saturday's second stage.

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