Rally
Rally Mexico 2019
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The crews will now head to the 2,33km V-Power Shell Stage, which will be contested in pairs on two occasions starting at 2:03. The day will end with Leon's super special.
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Ott Tänak (Toyota) remained the fastest in the second passage of El Brinco, SS15 of the Rally Mexico. With a time of 4'36''6 signed at the end of the 8,13km, the Estonian took another second from Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) and 2 seconds from Elfyn Evans (M-Sport). Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) was the closest, 7 tenths behind. Krid Meeke (Toyota) failed at 13 seconds after missing a turn.
Sébastien Ogier now has more than 31 seconds ahead of Elfyn Evans. Ott Tänak closed to less than 4 seconds of the Welshman. Thierry Neuville and Kris Meeke still complete the Top 5.
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Another nice time from Latvala who ranks 1″3 behind his teammate Tänak’s scratch.
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Ogier manages well by limiting his delay on Tänak to one second. The Citroën driver now has a 31″ lead over Evans. “They attack hard behind me and I have to stay on a good pace. »
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Evans lost 2s to Tänak and now only has a 3″8 lead over the Toyota driver in the general classification. “It's not ideal, but I'm trying to drive well and be clean. I had a lot of oversteer on the last run. »
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Meeke ranks just over 13s behind his teammate Tänak after his mistake. The Northern Irishman remains 5th. “I missed the brakes in the corner, but it’s okay. »
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Missed turn for Meeke who had to take the escape route before leaving. No worries for the Toyota driver isolated in 5th position.
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Tänak manages to take the provisional scratch with 7 tenths ahead of Neuville. The Yaris WRC no longer has a rear bumper, which the Estonian will quickly notice.
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Neuville takes the provisional scratch 3″2 ahead of his teammate Mikkelsen. The Belgian remains in 4th place. “The car felt a little better, but we still need more traction when it's really rough. »
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Sordo fails 6 tenths behind his teammate Mikkelsen. The Spaniard seems annoyed at the finish of the special but takes the time to greet the public. “We tried to do our best,” said the Hyundai driver.
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Mikkelsen sets the first time in 4'40″5, half a second behind Ogier's scratch set earlier. “It’s more brittle, but it works well. »
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And Mikkelsen sets off on SS15 of the Rally Mexico. The Hyundai driver is 15th in the standings.
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The crews are now preparing to compete in the El Brinco special, the last real time of the day with its 8,13km. Mikkelsen is expected to start at 0:38 a.m.
