Rally Finland 2021
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Ranking of the special:
General classification :
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Snacking is a bad eating habit. Ott Tänak (Hyundai) certainly ate too light when regrouping for service. The Estonian has since achieved three consecutive scratch times this Saturday, October 2 and continues his comeback.
Still second in the general classification, he is 7''7 behind leader Elfyn Evans (Toyota), who only concedes a few tenths on this 13th special stage. On the other hand, Craig Breen (Hyundai) suffered quite a setback. The Irishman, in the lead last night, is now beyond the 10'' barrier.
For the rest, it's the same. Esapekka Lappi (Toyota) is still ahead of Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) and Sébastien Ogier (Toyota), the trio moving at a similar pace.
In WRC2, Teemu Suninen (Volkswagen) is nervous. The Finn drove without a front bumper or grille following mechanical damage on the road course towards SS13. Worse, a high temperature warning light appeared at the end of the special for the former M-Sport Ford driver, who still holds first place ahead of Mads Ostberg (Citroën).
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Big poor performance for Craig Breen! The Irishman concedes 4″4 on Ott Tänak and finds himself more than 12″ behind leader Elfyn Evans! “I didn't have a good rhythm, I didn't attack enough. »
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And another two tenths taken by Ott Tänak on Elfyn Evans! The Estonian closes to 7″7 behind the leading Toyota.
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Elfyn Evans: “It wasn't a perfect run, I veered wide in some corners. » The Welshman still takes the best provisional time.
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Esapekka Lappi takes the best provisional time by a few tenths.
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Thierry Neuville grabs a few tenths from Sébastien Ogier and has little to say at the stop point. The Belgian will remain 5th after this special.
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Ogier signs the best provisional time: “The objective is not to catch up with Thierry Neuville but to drive better. There, I had a little trouble.
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Adrien Fourmaux is progressing. He only lost 3″5 on his teammate Gus Greensmith during this second pass, even though he was taking part in his first rally with Alexandre Coria as co-driver and he did not know Finland at the wheel of a Rally1!
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A short break and we continue with the 13th special, Arvaja 2 (13,49 km). The Ford Fiestas launch operations with Adrien Fourmaux then Gus Greensmith.
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