Rally Portugal 2021

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This is the end of this SS14. See you at 20:03 p.m. for SS15, the second super-special of the weekend

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Special victory therefore for Elfyn Evans ahead of Dani Sordo and Sébastien Ogier. The Welshman takes advantage of Ott Tänak's bad luck to take the reins of the Rally Portugal

 

SS14 standings

 

General classification at the end of SS14

 

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What a hard blow for the Estonian who led the Rally Portugal!

 

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That's it ! Tänak stops! Its right rear wheel came off and the suspension appears to be badly damaged. He will lose the lead of the rally to the detriment of Evans. The crew of the i20 No. 8 got out of the car to try to repair it

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Big improvement from Evans in 24'21, 5″1 faster than Sordo

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Damage to Tänak at right-back with a lot of kilometers left to go. The tire could come loose

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Best time for Sordo in 24'26″1, 3 seconds faster than Ogier

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The Japanese reached the finish with some damage to the rear. He explains having had a hit 7 km from the goal 

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Katsuta lost 2″1 in the battle for 4th place against Ogier. 24'31″2 for the Japanese who settles into 2nd position in the special while waiting for the last passages

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Provisional best time for Ogier in 24'29″1. The Frenchman was 18″9 faster than his compatriot Fourmaux

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And Evans who immediately responds with a provisional 2″5 lead over Sordo

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Sordo ahead of the rest of the drivers after the 4th sector

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Katsuta went to hug the security fence. More fear than harm for the Japanese who was not bothered by this contact

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Greensmtih finished this SS14 as best he could, 1'08″1 behind Fourmaux. The time shows 25'56″1 for the Englishman who was unable to do anything about his car's technical problems

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“It was the most difficult stage of the rally,” recognizes Fourmaux, who played the role of opener.

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Fourmaux finishes this long special. 24'48 for the Frenchman at the finish

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It's confirmed, Rovanperä will not start SS14 due to technical problems. The Finn was in 6th place overall before this SS14

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It looks like Rovanperä won't leave all day

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Greensmith's accelerator is still playing tricks on him. The Englishman is expected to lose a lot of time in this special of almost 38 kilometers

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Rovanperä is not yet on the route to the special. The Finn seems to have problems. We are still waiting for confirmation

 

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