Rally Estonia 2022
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The second special of this second stage of the 2022 Estonian Rally allowed the leader of the World Rally Championship (WRC), Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota), to regain his victory after losing a handful of seconds to Elfyn Evans (Toyota). ) in the previous special.
The Finnish driver took advantage of the arrival of rain on the event to set the best time, with a minimal lead, but a serious psychological blow to his rival and teammate. Behind, Adrien Fourmaux (M-Sport Ford) has to worry if he wants to preserve his sixth place against the return of Takamoto Katsuta (Toyota).
Ranking of the special:
General classification :
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Kalle Rovanperä responds with a best time of 4 tenths!
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Elfyn Evans doesn't let it count and takes the advantage by 1″2!
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Ott Tänak evolves a notch above the rest. He sets the provisional best time for 1″3. “The stage was clean, even if it gets slippery with the rain. »
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Esapekka Lappi finishes with a bang with the best time for 2″3! “It’s okay, I didn’t make a mistake.” »
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Thierry Neuville takes the provisional best time by 1″1.
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Things are heating up for Adrien Fourmaux! The Frenchman drops another 5 tenths to Takamoto Katsuta. The Japanese's Toyota closes to 1″1 in the battle for 6th place in the Rally. “A few drops fell but that was nothing. »
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Takamoto Katsuta loses 4″6 on Breen but his goal remains to overtake Adrien Fourmaux overall.
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Gus Greensmith takes the 3rd time, 7″2 behind Breen. “My grades were better, I drove cleaner. »
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Oliver Solberg and Pierre-Louis Loubet finished more than 7″ behind Breen. “It’s very slippery, I’m surprised by my time,” explains Loubet.
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Breen: “The road is beautiful, the car runs well, I'm having fun. »
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The sky is filled with black clouds. The rain could spoil the party this morning!
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Craig Breen is the first driver to start this special.
