Rally Turkey 2019
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The start of SS12 will be at 14:08 p.m.
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Gus Greensmith (Ford Fiesta R5), 2nd in the SS in WRC 2 Pro behind Kalle Rovanperä (Skoda Fabia R5 Evo) took the opportunity to take control of the category with a 32″ lead over Kopecky. Kajetan Kajetanowicz (Skoda Fabia R2) maintains the lead in WRC 5.
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A rear puncture affected Jan Kopecky's Skoda Fabia R5 Evo.
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Jan Kopecky (Skoda Fabia R5 Evo) finishes, but 3'38" behind Ogier. The Czech was reported arrested and could see Gus Greensmith (Ford Fiesta R5) return to the WRC2 Pro standings.
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Like this morning in the first pass, Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) achieved the best in the long special of the day (33 km) in 25'19″6, 7″8 ahead of his teammate Esapekka Lappi.
The latter, however, retains control of the Rally of Turkey with a margin of 2″2. Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) remains 3rd overall at 1'15"1 and increased his lead to 13"1 over Teemu Suninen (M-Sport Ford) in the fight for 3rd place.
No changes in the rest of the ranking, with Dani Sordo (Hyundai) still 5th at 2'23" ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala and Kris Meeke (Toyota), Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) and Pontus Tidemand (M-Sport Ford).
The degradation of the tires was very significant for certain pilots (Latvala, Lappi, Ogier), but the choice to carry two spare wheels should allow the pilots to pass without problems the last two ES on the program, contested over much less mileage. important.
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25'27″4 for Esapekka Lappi. 7″8 behind for the Finn who only has a 2″2 lead over Ogier overall. “We'll have to watch the tires, that's part of the game. I have two spare wheels, everything is fine. »
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In the 5th partial, Lappi dropped 7″8 on Ogier. The Finn had a 10″ lead before this SS.
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And Sébastien Ogier improves Neuville's best time by 8″: 25'19″6. But the front tires of the Citroën C3 are seriously damaged. The Frenchman inspects his tires and chats with a Michelin engineer. “We really needed two spare tires, because we almost have slicks on the front axle. »
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9″2 ahead for Ogier in the 4th partial at Neuville. The Frenchman is repeating his performance from this morning.
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Clear improvement for Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) on Mikkelsen's time: 6″8 better for the Belgian. “Kris is wasting time. I'm driving and I'm going to see if anyone has a problem, I'm going to try to get a place back. »
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Jan Kopecky (Skoda Fabia R5 Evo), leader in WRC 2 Pro, was arrested before leaving.
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Teemu Suninen (M-Sport Ford) fails 0″5 behind Mikkelsen! 13″1 now separate the two drivers in the fight for the podium. " I did my best. It wasn't enough. I really tried to save the tires. »
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Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai) took the provisional best time in 25'34″4, 5″6 ahead of Sordo.
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Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) is the fastest of all the drivers in the first two partials. The world champion made the difference this morning in this SS.
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#WRC SS11 #Sordo 25:40.0 Quickest through so far “It was very hard on the tires. I have two new spares though so it should be OK. »#HMSGOfficial #RallyTurkey pic.twitter.com/3n2Z7V8mOs
— Hyundai Motorsport (@HMSGOfficial) September 14, 2019
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Like Latvala, Sordo is concerned about the degradation of the rubber. The Spaniard got out of his Hyundai to judge the condition of the tires, asking WRC journalist Colin Clark about the condition of the other drivers' tires.
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Dani Sordo took the best provisional time in 25'40" and especially increased his lead over the Toyotas of Latvala and Meeke, relegated to 33"1 and 35"4.
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2″2 behind for Meeke over his Toyota teammate, Jari-Matti Latvala. The Briton's tires are in better condition than those of the Finn. “The objective is Dani (Sordo)” admits Meeke, who therefore failed to regain the advantage over Latvala.
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“The degradation is significant, and the temperatures are very hot,” emphasizes Latvala. But we have two spare wheels, and no punctures. It should be fine.”
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37″8 better for Latvala on this ES. The Finn gets out of his Toyota Yaris and inspects his tires.
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