The Swedish Rally continues to hold surprises. On the longest special stage of the event (25 km), two delaminated tires disrupted the race of the official Hyundais. Esapekka Lappi was the most affected, losing more than 7 minutes in a snowdrift, in the last corner of the SS!

“I felt some kind of vibration on the steering when going straight, then it disappeared until I went off the road, said Lappi, who obviously loses his third place overall. The tire delaminated before the last corner, I had no grip on the left front tire. This had never happened to me before. There is still air in the tire so I couldn't be warned on the dashboard. »

Rally Sweden leader Craig Breen lost a handful of seconds due to a delaminated front left tire. This benefits Ott Tänak (M-Sport Ford), who is only half a second closer to the Irishman! The special victory goes to Thierry Neuville (Hyundai).

Esapekka Lappi finished more than 7 minutes late! “I felt some kind of vibration on the steering on a straight line, and then it went away until I went off the road. The tire delaminated before the last corner, I had no grip on the left front tire. This had never happened to me before. There is still air in the tire so I couldn't be warned on the dashboard. »