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The crews will depart from Vargasen from 15:08 p.m. Tänak took the scratch this morning in 8’20”7.
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The provisional classification of SS13:
SS13LatvalaTanakNeuvilleOgierMeekeBreenHanninenOstbergPaddonSordohttps://t.co/Dan3hfMtF4#wrc #RallySweden pic.twitter.com/1eQMcGwXdl
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Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) put an end to Ott Tänak's (Ford) series of scratches by completing the 15,87km Hagfors in 7'50''9, one second ahead of Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) and Estonian. Sébastien Ogier (Ford) followed 2s ahead of Kris Meeke (Citroën). Craig Brenn (Citroën) finished more than 4 seconds behind his teammate. Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) follows at 11s ahead of Dani Sordo (Hyundai) and Elfyn Evans (Ford).
Stéphane Lefebvre (DS 3) lost around half a minute when he went off the road into a snow bank.
Thierry Neuville maintains a lead of more than 31 seconds over Jari-Matti Latvala who pushes Ott Tänak back more than 10 seconds. Sébastien Ogier remains 15 seconds behind his teammate. Kris Meeke completes the top five with the same gap against the Frenchman. Dani Sordo remains in 6th place ahead of Elfyn Evans and Hayden Paddon who gains a place against Stéphane Lefebvre.
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Neuville performed well by setting the 3rd time, one tenth behind Tänak. The Belgian maintains a lead of more than 31 seconds over Latvala. “I had a little oversteer because of the weight of the 2nd wheel on board, but the grip level is very good. »
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Latvala improved Tänak’s time by 1″1, ending the Estonian’s streak. The M-Sport driver finds himself 10s behind the Toyota. " I am satisfied. The descent was very complicated. I even thought I had a flat tire. »
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Tänak further improves the mark with a time of 7’52″0, 1″1 better than Ogier who finds himself 15 seconds behind his teammate. “I’m attacking to get the job done, we’ll see if it pays off,” commented the Estonian who is aiming for 2nd place in Latvala.
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Meeke finished 1″2 behind Ogier and found himself 15s behind the M-Sport driver, completing my top five. “I tried to go faster than this morning, but that’s not enough. I hope we can do better. »
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Ogier took the best provisional time with a time of 7'53"1 where he was ahead of Breen by 5"7. The M-Sport driver is looking to stay in contact with Tänak who is in 3rd place. “The road is getting better, there’s more dirt. »
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Things are better for Paddon who was able to repair his power steering at the assistance. The Hyundai driver is closest to Breen with a 3″4 delay and he easily takes 9th place from Lefebvre following the Frenchman’s error.
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Sordo is closest to Breen with 8 seconds behind. The Hyundai driver remains 21s ahead of the Citroën driver in the general classification. “It was a very nice stage, very fast. »
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Breen improves Evans' time by 9 seconds with a time of 7'58"8. The Citroën driver ranks 7th. “It was better than this morning. We will be satisfied if I don’t make any mistakes in the next stage either. »
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Evans improves the mark with a time of 8’08″0. The M-Sport driver ranks 8th.
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Lefebvre finished almost 2s behind Gorban. “I hit an embankment in the last corner and lost 20 to 30 seconds. »
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Gorban completed the special in 8’45”2. This is 42s more than Tänak’s scratch.
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Gorban set off in the second pass of Hagfors.
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Neuville: “I have to keep a good pace because Latvala and Tänak are pushing hard behind. Things are going well as long as we stay on the trajectory. »
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Tänak: “We can enjoy it a lot more now that the road is no longer open. The stages are very beautiful and the morning was very positive. You have to be perfect on this rally and we are doing a good job so far. I came back to less than 10 seconds of Jari-Matti but it is still a significant delay in Sweden. »
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Due to the cancellation of SS12 for safety reasons, the crews will not leave until 14:17 p.m. for the second pass of Hagfors. Tänak took the scratch this morning in 8’03″0.
