Rally Estonia 2022
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The typical humor of Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) disappeared at the end of the 12th special of the 2022 Rally Estonia. The Finnish driver, who had been trying since this Saturday morning to preserve his fourth place against Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) , dropped more than 2'30'' and fell to seventh position in the general classification.
“When landing a jump, a rear tire went off-track, He explains. Then I had trouble activating the jack to replace the wheel. On this type of rally, if you have this type of problem, it's all over for you. »
The big beneficiary of this special is his teammate Takamoto Katsuta (Toyota). The Japanese does not gain one, but two positions thanks to a better pace than Adrien Fourmaux (M-Sport Ford), who remains anchored in sixth place.
Gus Greensmith (M-Sport Ford) also lost more than two minutes due to a puncture, and saw Andreas Mikkelsen (Skoda, WRC2 leader) come back to 20”5. Oliver Solberg (Hyundai) suffered an engine temperature warning due to a radiator air inlet blocked by grass.
At the front, Kalle Rovanperä (Toyota) increases his lead over Elfyn Evans (Toyota) to around fifteen seconds.
Ranking of the special:
General classification :
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Elfyn Evans takes the best time by 4 tenths. But Kalle Rovanperä strikes a big blow by beating him by 4″2! “Now that the grip is higher, I feel much more comfortable in the Toyota. »
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Lappi: “When landing a jump, a rear tire went off. Then I had trouble activating the jack to replace the wheel. On this type of rally, if you have this type of problem, it's all over for you. »
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Ott Tänak's best time for 6″6!
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Esapekka Lappi suffered a puncture like Gus Greensmith! The Toyota driver lost 2'30" on Thierry Neuville who he was trying to hold back in 4th place!
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Thierry Neuville loses 3″1 on Craig Breen but that hardly matters to him because Esapekka Lappi lost around fifteen seconds at the first intermediate point!
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Adrien Fourmaux loses his 6th place to Takamoto Katsuta! The Frenchman is 4″7 behind the Japanese overall. “I'm not really worried about this gap. I didn't take many risks. »
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Gus Greensmith concedes 2'47" on Craig Breen. A few seconds later, the Toyota of Takamoto Katsuta arrived with 2″ lost to Craig Breen. “I took a sideways jump and the tire deflated on landing,” explains the Englishman.
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Gus Greensmith dropped 2'30" to change a wheel! The Englishman left just in front of Takamoto Katsuta and looked closely at his dashboard.
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Pierre-Louis Loubet finished with 12″3 lost on Craig Breen. “I'm having a hard time building my confidence this morning. We need to work to better understand what is happening compared to yesterday. »
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Solberg: “The engine temperature was soaring because of the grass. » Oliver Solberg loses more than a minute in this special!
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Oliver Solberg (Hyundai) had to stop for a few moments to remove a protective plate in front of the air vent! The Swede had accumulated too much grass on the front of his car and so that the engine did not overheat, he stopped.
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Craig Breen finishes after 8'41" of effort.
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Let's go for the 12th special with Craig Breen. This is the fastest stage of the rally with a large number of jumps tackled at high speed! The rain seems to have calmed down.
