Monte-Carlo Rally 2021
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Sébastien Ogier increases his advantage overall
In a special where grip was not necessarily there, Sébastien Ogier was the one who did best. The leader set the best time of the special in 8'47″6 ahead of 0 ″7 Thierry Neuville and Elfyn Evans, his runner-up, 7″3.
The classification of SS11
Thanks to this great performance, Sébastien Ogier now has a 21-second lead over the Welshman with three special stages remaining in Monte-Carlo. The Frenchman is getting closer to an eighth victory in the event.
The general classification after SS11
The start of SS12 is scheduled for 10:08 a.m.
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A nice move for Sébastien Ogier. The Frenchman set the best time of SS11 in 8'47″6, 0″7 behind Thierry Neuville. At the same time, he took 7″3 over Elfyn Evans, bringing his lead to more than 20 seconds overall.
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Second provisional time for Elfyn Evans in 8'55″6 to 7″3 from Thierry Neuville
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“I think I suffered a puncture,” says the Toyota driver at the finish
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9'43″8 for Kalle Rovanperä almost a minute behind Thierry Neuville
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Same observation for all the pilots: it slips a lot!
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Thierry Neuville sprays the time of Dani Sordo. The Belgian rode in 8'48″3, 16″6 faster than his teammate
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Elfyn Evans is on the road for SS11. Forced to take 13 seconds from Sébastien Ogier, the Welshman must attack
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Dani Sordo is the first Hyundai driver to cross the finish line. He stops the clock at 9'04″9
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Takamoto Katsuta completes the first special of the day in 9'18"3 to 9"3 of Gus Greensmith
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“My god, I’ve never seen a stage so slippery,” explains Greensmith
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With a time of 9'09″0, Gus Greensmith beats Pierre-Louis Loubet's mark of 11″2
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“It’s impossible to drive,” laments Pierre-Louis Loubet, specifying that there is not much grip
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First reference of the day: 9’20“2 for Pierre-Louis Loubet
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Like Saturday, Takamoto Katsuta is the first Toyota driver to hit the road
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Hectic first meters for Gus Greensmith who somewhat lost control of his Fiesta a few moments after the start of his time in this SS11
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Already a small problem for Pierre-Louis Loubet who seems to have missed his braking at the start of a hairpin. He hit the snow on the side of the road but drove away without problem
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Let's go for the last day of Monte-Carlo! Pierre-Louis Loubet is the first to leave
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Greensmith, Loubet, Rovanperä, Neuville, Mikkelsen and Fourmaux were penalized ten seconds for a deviation during SS4 and SS7
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There was a problem with the Renault Clio Rally4 which serves as car 0
