Croatia Rally 2021
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See you at 9:32 a.m. for the start of SS2!
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And SS1 for Thierry Neuville who sets the best time ahead of his teammate Ott Tänak and the Welshman Elfyn Evans. Sébastien Ogier ranks 5th just behind Craig Breen. The two other Frenchmen Pierre-Louis Loubet and Adrien Fourmaux are respectively 7th and 8th
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Last to move up to WRC1, Loubet stopped his time in 4'33″8, 9″6 behind Neuville
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The Frenchman Fourmaux temporarily settles in 7th place with a time of 4'34″6, 10″4 behind Neuville. He is still faster than his teammate Greensmith
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Ogier had a big scare in the same place where Rovanperä made a mistake
Tricky corner. Rovanpera off, problems for @SebOgier @KalleRovanpera @croatia_rally @OfficialWRC #wrc pic.twitter.com/TlceVkCOOv
— Gregor Pavsic (@GregorPavsic) April 23, 2021
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Greensmith far behind Neuville. 4'36″7 for the Englishman, 12″5 behind the Belgian's time
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Katsuta completed his first special of the day in 4'31″4, 7″2 slower than Neuville
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Breen reaches the finish in 4'30″6, 6″4 behind Neuville's time
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'It was like driving on ice', like Evans, Tänak didn't find much grip on the road
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Second time for Tänak behind his teammate Neuville. The Estonian clocked 4'26″31, 2″1 behind the leader
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“The grip is not incredible but the stage is not that bad,” explains the Welshman
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Evans slots in between Neuville and Ogier with a time of 4'27″0
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Rovanperä and his co-driver Halttunen got out of the car but cannot yet leave
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Vice-champion Elfyn Evans is on his side in the middle of SS1
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4'30″7 for Ogier who lets slip 6″5 on Neuville
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First reference of the SS1 to be credited to Neuville. The Belgian completed the special in 4'24″2
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Meanwhile Sébastien Ogier starts his Croatia Rally!
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Rovanperä at fault! The Finn lost control of his Toyota Yaris and found himself in the ravine! Huge blow for the championship leader
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Thierry Neuville in turn launches his time
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Let's go for the Croatia Rally! Championship leader Kalle Rovanperä takes on SS1
