Rally Italy 2021

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See you at 9:01 a.m. for SS2, still on AUTOhebdo

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Ott Tänak takes the first scratch of the day ahead of Kalle Rovanperä and Sébastien Ogier, and therefore takes control of this Rally Italy. Victim of going off the road, Teemu Suninen did not complete the special

SS1 standings

General classification after SS1

 

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In the meantime, Loubet finished his SS1 in 13'38"4, 30"1 behind Tänak

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The Finn encounters technical problems since the Fiesta's engine does not start

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Suninen and Markkula managed to get the car back on its wheels. They are now trying to leave but the Fiesta seems blocked

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All is well for the crew of the Ford Fiesta who were able to escape without problem

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Suninen upside down on the road! The Finn lost control of his Ford Fiesta in a right turn and ended up on his door!

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13'36″9 for Greensmith who finished 28″6 behind Tänak

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A little scare for Greensmith who had a little contact on the side. Luckily, he was able to leave without any problems even if he lost a few seconds

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Winner of the last two editions of the event, Sordo starts with a shy 13'18″7 to 10″4 from Tänak in this SS1

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First complicated outing for Katsuta. The Japanese reached the finish in 13'20″4, 12″1 slower than Tänak

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“It’s a good start to the day. Let’s try to continue like this.” Finnish joy by Rovanperä

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Rovanperä improves all the times of the first passages except that of Tänak. The Finn temporarily moved into 2nd place in the special, just 1″6 behind the leader. He crossed the line in 13'09″9

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Tânak confirms with a time of 13'08″3, 9″6 faster than Ogier. There is a new mark to beat in this SS1

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Tänak will not take long to dislodge Ogier from first place. The Estonian is almost 10 seconds ahead as he enters the final sector of the special

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“I have no problem with the car. I just couldn’t attack,” explains the Belgian

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And this is confirmed upon arrival. Neuville finished in 13'25, 7″1 behind Ogier's time, despite being the opener this Friday

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Neuville lost big in the 4th sector. The Belgian left there for more than 5 seconds

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Tänak got up on the right foot this morning. 8″7 on Ogier after the 3rd sector already

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13'25″6 for Evans who finished far behind Ogier. 7″7 behind the Frenchman for the Welshman in this SS1

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