Rally Argentina 2019
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Ott Tänak (Toyota) reduced his gap on Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) by gaining 2”5 from the leader of the Rally Argentina in the 22,67km Mataderos – Cuchilla Nevada, the 10th SS of the event. Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) lost 3”5 to the Estonian by finishing behind Kris Meeke (Toyota) and Dani Sordo (Hyundai) who seems to have resolved his engine problems. Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) finished less than 4 seconds from the benchmark, but Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) and Teemu Suninen (M-Sport) lost around ten seconds.
Elfyn Evans (M-Sport) retired after rolling in the special. The crew was unhurt, but the Fiesta WRC suffered a big impact against a stone.
Thierry Neuville retains the lead of Rally Argentina with a lead of 11 seconds over Ott Tänak. Sébastien Ogier is 3''5 behind the Estonian, still ahead of Kris Meeke and Andreas Mikkelsen. Dani Sordo takes 6th place taking advantage of Elfyn Evans' misfortunes and continues to precede Jari-Matti Latvala and Teemu Suninen. Mads Ostberg (Citroën) remains at the top of the WRC 6 Pro and climbs to 2th place in the general classification.
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Neuville is the closest to Tänak's scratch but the Belgian still drops 2″5 to the Estonian who is back to 11″3 from the head of the race. “I tried as hard as I could, but we know that this special profile suits the Toyotas well. »
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Images of the Evans crash:
Crash @ElfynEvans in SS10 https://t.co/twccZ0hRvh#WRC #WRClive #XIONRallyArgentina #RallyArgentina #Rally #Rally #Motorsport @autodoc_berlin pic.twitter.com/bebtwaNuED
- World Rally Championship (@OfficialWRC) April 27th
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Ogier must be satisfied with the 4th provisional time, 3″5 behind Tänak. The Citroën driver finds himself 5″6 behind the Estonian. “It's hard to keep up with the Toyotas, but I'm trying. »
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Neuville is more than 2 seconds behind Ogier and Tänak in the 3rd split.
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Tänak signs the provisional scratch 2″8 ahead of his teammate Meeke while Neuville loses time at the start of the special. “We are not at the limit at the moment,” comments the Estonian who often likes to let it be known that he could go even faster.
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Meeke improves the benchmark to half a second ahead of Sordo. The Toyota driver remains in 4th place. “It's hard to guess the level of grip. »
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Mikkelsen failed more than 6s behind his teammate Sordo who came back to less than 15s of the Norwegian. “I made a mistake at the start of the special. »
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Mikkelsen is a little behind in the special, 4 seconds behind his teammate Sordo.
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Evans off the road! The Welshman appears to give up while standing next to his Fiesta WRC, helmet removed. The M-Sport driver lost control of his vehicle before hitting the stones along the road and rolling over. He was in 6th place ahead of Sordo, Latvala and Suninen. The crew is doing well.
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Sordo takes the provisional scratch by 6 tenths ahead of Latvala. The Hyundai driver remains 7th. “I tried to be clean after having mechanical problems on the previous course. »
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Latvala improves Suninen's time by more than 7 seconds. The Finn remains 8th. “It was a very nice SS, very pleasant to drive. »
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Suninen sets a first time in 12'07″1. The M-Sport driver remains isolated in 9th place.
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Sordo is tied with Latavla in the 2nd partial with 1″8 ahead of Suninen.
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Sordo no longer seems to suffer from his mechanical problems. The Hyundai driver leads Latvala by 2 tenths in the first split.
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Latvala is even faster than Suninen with a handful of tenths ahead in the first partial. Sordo sets off after having encountered engine problems on the previous route.
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Suninen sets off in the 22,67km Mataderos – Cuchilla Nevada, the 2nd special of the day.
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The crews should set off on the 22,67km Mataderos – Cuchilla Nevada special from 13:38 p.m.
