Sardinia Rally 2016
09h
The first pass will end with the 44,26 km Monte Lerno, the longest special stage of the Sardinia Rally. Ogier should start at 9:59 a.m.
09h
Jari-Matti Latvala (Volkswagen) took two seconds from Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) on SS11 of the Sardinia Rally. The Finn set the second provisional time, 1''3 behind Ott Tänak (Ford) who set the benchmark time by completing the 22,39 km in 14'12''0.
Éric Camilli (Ford) follows at 1”5, ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen (Volkswagen) and Mads Ostberg (Ford) by half a second. Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) is five seconds behind.
Thierry Neuville still has a lead of 9”7 over Jari-Matti Latvala. Sébastien Ogier only has an 8''5 lead over Andreas Mikkelsen who keeps his compatriot Mads Ostberg more than six seconds behind.
09h
Camilli signs the 3rd provisional time, 1″5 behind Tänak and ahead of Mikkelsen by 4 tenths. “You had to be careful in the narrow sections because the trees lined the road and you had to know where to position the rear of the car. »
09h
Neuville gives up 2s to Latvala who is 9″7 behind the leader of the Rally of Sardinia. “It wasn't great. I wasn't comfortable in the narrow sections, but we still managed a good time without taking any risks. The rear axle sometimes left without warning. »
09h
Tänak beats Latvala again with a time of 14'12″0. The sweep seems very penalizing this morning for the first drivers since the Estonian is still ahead of Latvala by 1″3. “This stage has always been fun, but I wore out my soft rear tires in the previous stage. »
09h
Latvala takes the provisional scratch with a time of 14'13″3. This is 6 tenths better than Mikkelsen. “I rode well. I installed hard tires in the front and soft tires in the rear. We will see what Thierry (Neuville) will do. »
09h
Sordo is the slowest among the first to finish. The Hyundai driver is 3″8 behind Mikkelsen and finds himself more than 17s behind Ostberg. “I have no grip on the rear axle. I have to be very slow in the corners, I lose a lot of time. »
09h
Ostberg drops a tenth to Mikkelsen. The M-Sport driver is 6″6 behind his compatriot. “There were a few rough spots, but nothing too bad. Our pace is quite good. »
09h
Mikkelsen improves the march with a time of 14'13″9. “This morning is tough, but it’s going well so far. I am satisfied with my driving, the car responds well. The road is dusty. »
09h
Ogier sets a first time in 14'17″2. “It was a good stage. I tried to attack but it's not easy. I am doing my best. The route was quite complicated because there was a lot of dust. »
09h
All the drivers launched in SS11 are faster than Ogier. Ostberg seems to have the best pace with 4″ ahead of the VW driver in the 3rd sector.
08h
Lappi took the lead of WRC 2 in SS10 following Scandola's puncture. The Finn has an 18s lead over his compatriot Suninen.
08h
Scandola reaches the finish of SS10 with a puncture. The local driver hit a stone and lost around a minute and will give up his lead in WRC 2.
08h
Ogier is already preparing to set off in the 22,39 km of Colluna-Loelle.
