GT World Challenge
Brands Hatch - Race 2: Lucas Auer and Maro Engel dominate head and shoulders 0
Rally Mexico 2020
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Find the report of the second passage of the second stage of the Rally of Mexico tomorrow morning.
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Pontus Tidemand (Skoda) continues to dominate WRC 2 with almost a minute ahead of Nikolay Gryazin (Hyundai) while Ole Christian Veiby (Hyundai) remains several minutes behind.
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Ott Tänak (Hyundai) takes his first scratch on the second stage of the Rally Mexico. The reigning champion took almost 3 seconds from Elfyn Evans (Toyota) in the 21,78km of Derramadero and more than 6 seconds from Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) and Teemu Suninen (M-Sport). Despite going off the road, Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) finished around ten seconds ahead of Kalle Rovanperä (Toyotaà and Gus Greensmith (M-Sport).
Sébastien Ogier returns to service with more than 28 seconds ahead of Teemu Suninen who only has a 6”6 lead over Ott Tänak. Elfyn Evans finds himself more than 9 seconds behind the Estonian. Kalle Rovanperä remains 5th.
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Ogier ranks 6s behind Tänak. The Toyota driver has a lead of more than 28 seconds over Suninen. Tänak is still almost 35s from the lead of the race. “There were a lot of stones at the start of the special. I feared a puncture after passing over it and I remained cautious. »
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Suninen is still losing ground, almost 7s behind Tänak. The M-Sport driver only has a lead of 6″6 over the Estonian’s Hyundai at midday. “It's okay overall, but it could be better. »
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Tänak improves the provisional reference with 2″7 ahead of Evans. The Toyota driver is now almost 10 seconds behind the reigning champion in the general classification. “We obviously try to do the maximum. I don't feel too confident about letting the horses go. »
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Neuville ranks 7s behind the provisional reference. The Hyundai driver is still in the race and his i20 WRC does not appear damaged. “I missed a turn, I arrived too quickly. We are trying to offer as many points as possible for the Manufacturers' championship. » The Belgian avoids questions concerning his delay at the start of the previous SS.
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Leave the Neuville road! The Hyundai driver arrived too quickly in a 90° left turn and ended up against an embankment. But the Belgian is able to get back on track at a high pace.
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Evans raises the bar with more than 16s ahead of Rovanperä. The Welshman seeks to stay in contact with the leaders. “We are the least well placed but we are not giving up. »
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Rovanperä improves by 2”1 against Greensmith’s time. The Toyota driver braked at the finish, the line being located on a big jump. The Finn preferred to preserve his Yaris WRC. “We are now 2nd on the road and we must sweep. You learn by being careful and I prefer to be slow to be sure. »
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Greensmith signs a first reference in 12'46″7. A worry-free special this time for the M-Sport driver. “I no longer had any accelerator and the engine stopped,” he explained, referring to his problem in the previous SS.
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Evans takes the lead at the first intermediate, almost 3 seconds ahead of Rovanperä.
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Greensmith set off on the last stage of the first pass.
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The fight is concentrated around 2nd place. Suninen is put under pressure by Tänak who is less than 14 seconds behind while Evans remains less than 7 seconds behind the Estonian.
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The crews are now preparing to compete in the 21,78km Deramadero special. Greensmith should lead the way again.
