SS14 | AutoHebdo

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A very special spectator is standing around the Estonian Rally…

These are not the tracks you want to see when heading to the stages! An Estonian rally fan spotted these fresh tracks heading to the stages this morning. Looks like we have one big hairy rally fan out there..

gmar Matto#WRC #RallyEstonia #VisitEstonia pic.twitter.com/7DykexGaoz

— Rally Estonia (@RallyEstonia) September 6, 2020

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In WRC 3, son Solberg continues to impress. Not only does he lead the category, but he is also the fastest driver in an R5 car! Nicolas Ciamin is 6th.

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Back on board camera on the barrels of Takamoto Katsuta:

Accident of@TakamotoKatsutain SS13. Pilot and Copy OK. #WRC #RallyEstonia pic.twitter.com/UU9wW50hyN

— Mundo Rallyes (@MundoRallyes) September 6, 2020

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As for WRC 2, Mads Ostberg easily dominates with a one-minute margin over Nikolay Gryazin. Adrien Fourmaux can aim for 2nd place occupied by the Russian.

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The classification of the special:

Here is the general classification at the end of this special:

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Tänak: “Everything is going according to the imagined plan. »

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Ott Tänak is still managing his progress. He finished with the 5th time, 4″7 behind Sébastien Ogier. Craig Breen comes back slightly, 12″5 behind the Estonian.

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Craig Breen spends 4″ on Sébastien Ogier! The Irishman is only 14″5 ahead of the Toyota in the general classification. Nothing is decided for 2nd place.

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Ogier: “I’m finally happy! We struggled with the settings all weekend. »

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Sébastien Ogier is reassured with a better time! He trails Elfyn Evans by 3″4 on this ES. The Frenchman does the job to secure his 3rd place.

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Rovanperä: “Now I think we will lower the pace in order to preserve the tires for the Power Stage. »

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At the breaker, Kalle Rovanperä steals the provisional scratch time from Elfyn Evans by 1″6.

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Elfyn Evans finished at full speed with the best provisional time, 6″3 ahead of Thierry Neuville.

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Thierry Neuville gets into the rhythm. He sticks around ten seconds to the three M-Sport Ford drivers in this special.

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Takamoto Katsuta apologizes after crash retirement. “I’m so sorry to the team. I made a mistake during reconnaissance. The angle (of the turn) in the notes was not correct. It was a big outing but I will learn from it and come back stronger. »

Unfortunately we crashed on SS13. I'm so sorry for the team. It was my mistake on recce. Pacenote angle was a little wrong. It was big one but I'll learn from this and come back stronger. Thank you for your support during the weekend.

— Takamoto Katsuta (@TakamotoKatsuta) September 6, 2020

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Meanwhile, Oliver Solberg continues his domination in the R5, with a 22″ lead over the rest of the peloton:

Don't worry if you couldn't see our time through SS13 – we made it through safely, extending our lead to 22.4s! @RallyEstonia pic.twitter.com/KHnhv9qhzS

— Oliver Solberg (@OliverSolberg01) September 6, 2020

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If you are wondering why the Belgian is 43 minutes behind leader Ott Tänak, here is the reason:

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