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The second passage of the 2nd stage will be contested from 15:38 p.m.
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ADAC confirmed that Stéphane Lefebvre and his co-driver were injured and that the medical team was on site. According to information collected on site, the two competitors were evacuated by helicopter.
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ADAC confirmed that Stéphane Lefebvre and his co-driver were injured and that the medical team was on site. According to information collected on site, the two competitors were evacuated by helicopter.
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The stewards have confirmed that a fixed time will be given for WRC 2 competitors following Lefebvre's accident.
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Still little reliable information on Lefebvre's accident. The Citroën driver went out at the 12,4km Panzerplatte. The special remains under yellow flag while the medical team is on site.
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Neuville is worried about Lefebvre, from whom we are still waiting for news following his accident:
Really hope that @SLefebvreRallye and @moreaugabin are ok after their off in SS10 #WaitingForNews
— Thierry Neuville (@thierryneuville) August 20, 2016
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SS10: Ogier takes control
Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) took the scratch in the 40km of Panzerplatte where several drivers lost time by relying on soft tires, thinking that the roads were going to be wet.
The Championship leader set a time of 23'09''8, beating the Hyundais of Dani Sordo and Thierry Neuville by around ten seconds. Andreas Mikkelsen (Volkswagen), who relied on the rain, failed at 13 seconds.
Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën) went off the road, causing the special to be interrupted, while he was in sixth place.
Sébastien Ogier took the lead in Rally Germany with a 13sec lead over Andreas Mikkelsen. Thierry Neuville maintains third place, 2”1 ahead of his teammate Dani Sordo. Ott Tänak (Ford) remains fifth ahead of Mads Ostberg (Ford) and Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) who take advantage of Stéphane Lefebvre's error.
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SS10: Ogier takes control
Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) took the scratch in the 40km of Panzerplatte where several drivers lost time by relying on soft tires, thinking that the roads were going to be wet.
The Championship leader set a time of 23'09''8, beating the Hyundais of Dani Sordo and Thierry Neuville by around ten seconds. Andreas Mikkelsen (Volkswagen), who relied on the rain, failed at 13 seconds.
Stéphane Lefebvre (Citroën) went off the road, causing the special to be interrupted, while he was in sixth place.
Sébastien Ogier took the lead in Rally Germany with a 13sec lead over Andreas Mikkelsen. Thierry Neuville maintains third place, 2”1 ahead of his teammate Dani Sordo. Ott Tänak (Ford) remains fifth ahead of Mads Ostberg (Ford) and Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) who take advantage of Stéphane Lefebvre's error.
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The special was interrupted following Lefebvre's exit. Camilli and Latvala are moving slowly and should have a fixed time.
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Lefebvre went off the road in Panzerplatte while in 6th place ahead of Ostberg and Paddon.
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Tänak suffered with his tire mix. The Estonian sets the 6th provisional time, 43″6 behind Ogier and sees the leading quartet move away.
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Sordo also lost time by favoring soft tires. The Hyundai driver remains closest to Ogier with a 10″5 delay, which allows him to gain a second from Neuville who retains 3rd place for a 1″6 lead. “I didn't take any risks in the fast sections. It wasn't easy with the soft tires. »
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Ostberg failed 43″9 from the provisional reference and 8″8 from Paddon. The M-Sport driver was disadvantaged by his soft tires. “We thought it was going to rain, but it was completely dry. »
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Neuville is the closest to Ogier with 11″7 behind the Frenchman. If the Hyundai driver gained 1″8 from Mikkelsen, he could have won more. “I lost power steering a few kilometers from the end. » The Belgian is 13″6 behind the Norwegian.
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Camilli is announced arrested in the special. The M-Sport driver had already gone off the road the day before.
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Paddon was handicapped by his soft tires. The Hyundai driver failed 35 seconds behind Ogier while he was in 8th place.
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Mikkelsen fails 13″5 behind Ogier and is thus 13 seconds behind the Frenchman in the general classification. “I had mixed tires. I would oversteer in one corner and understeer in the next. It wasn't ideal. »
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Ogier finished with a time of 23'09″8. The VW driver is significantly faster than his teammate Mikkelsen and should take the lead. “I regret my choice of tires. We thought it was going to rain and in the end it was dry. »
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The driver of car zero reported that the road was almost dry in Panzerplatte. Drivers who have opted for hard tires should be more comfortable.
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The drivers compete in the Panzerplatte special stage with different tire choices on a wet road. At 40km, this course is the longest of the event.
