Monte-Carlo Rally 2019
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Ogier: “At least we doubled our lead. Obviously, everything remains to be done. I hope everything works fine tomorrow. We have to balance taking risks and ensuring we arrive at the finish. It's not easy here because the wheels are tricky with this constantly changing grip. »
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Loeb: “We changed places quite a bit with Jari-Matti today. I wasn't very confident with the car this morning, but we improved things for the second pass. I have to keep in mind that you have to be at the finish. »
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Latvala: “We have to find tips to play for the podium tomorrow. You will have to get a balanced car so that you have confidence. »
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The final stage will be made up of two special stages covered twice. The day will start at 8:20 a.m. with the 18,41km from La Bollène-Vésubie – Peira Cava. The Monte-Carlo Rally can be followed live with our live text.
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Yoann Bonato (Citroën) remains leader of WRC 2 despite losing more than a minute on the last course after seeing his front right tire slip away. He remains 8th in the general classification with half a minute ahead of Stéphane Sarrazin (Hyundai), not registered in WRC 2, while Guillaume de Mevius (Citroën) regained the advantage over Adrien Fourmaux in the last special by 5 seconds .
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Veiby is arrested in the special. The VW driver appears to be changing a wheel on his Polo GTI R5. The Norwegian is in 4th place in WRC 2.
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Bonato lost almost 2 minutes following his tire problem. The Frenchman could nevertheless retain the lead in the category given his lead over his compatriot Fourmaux.
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Bonato is moving with his front-right wheel which fell off in the special. The Frenchman leads WRC 2.
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Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) was 2 tenths ahead of Thierry Neuville in SS12 of the Monte-Carlo Rally which concluded this third stage. The leader of the event finished one second behind Ott Tänak (Toyota) who remained undefeated this Saturday. Kris Meeke was closest to his teammate, half a second behind.
Sébastien Loeb (Hyundai) limited his delay to 4 seconds on Ott Tänak by beating Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota).
Sébastien Ogier returns to service with a lead of 4”3 over Thierry Neuville. Sébastien Loeb remains on the provisional podium with a little more than 2 seconds ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala. Ott Tänak came back 15 seconds behind his Finnish teammate. Kris Meeke remains isolated in 6th place ahead of Gus Greensmith (Ford), still leading the WRC 2 Pro.
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Ogier: “The Toyotas are faster at the moment. I attacked hard of course. It's not much, 4s ahead. We have to do the job. »
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Ogier gains 2 tenths over Neuville while Tänak takes his 4th scratch of the day in as many specials. The gap between the rally leader and the Hyundai driver is measured at 4″3 at the end of this 3rd stage.
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Neuville ranks just over a second behind Tänak's provisional scratch. The Belgian remains in the middle of a duel for the lead of the rally against Ogier. “I was pretty much on the limit in this SS. I can't do more than that. »
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Ogier regains control by having a few tenths ahead of Neuville in the 2nd intermediate.
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Latvala: “I tried to attack as much as possible. I think I did a good SS. I was a little bothered by understeer. Maybe I'm having a little trouble riding on different tires. »
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Loeb on Canal+: “We have to remain careful because we lost a crew (Mikkelsen) in this stage. »
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Latvala ranks 2 tenths behind Loeb and remains 2″3 behind the Hyundai driver.
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Loeb sets the 3rd time by dropping 4″1 to Tänak. The Hyundai driver still maintains a lead of 17″3 over the Estonian. “The sensations were better, I was able to attack more this afternoon thanks to the good settings. I like this race. »
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Loeb came back to within 3s of Tänak in the last split.
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Loeb came back to 4s behind Tänak in the 3rd split.
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Tänak takes the provisional scratch by half a second over his teammate Meeke. The Estonian seeks to reduce his delay on Loeb. “The tires no longer make a difference because there are no more studs. There was no more ice anyway. »
